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Avoidable mortality due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 in Colombia 2014–2019
ObjectiveTo compare estimates of spatiotemporal variations of surface PM 2.5 concentrations in Colombia from 2014 to 2019 derived from two global air...
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Avoidable mortality for causes amenable to medical care and suicide in physicians in Spain
ObjectiveTo compare avoidable mortality for causes amenable to medical care and suicide in physicians versus other professionals with similar...
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Reserves for Reducing Mortality in Russia Due to the Efficiency of Health Care
AbstractApproaches to assessing the role of health care in reducing mortality in Russia from the standpoint of controlling manageable causes are...
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Potential reductions in fine particulate matter and premature mortality following implementation of air pollution controls on coal-fired power plants in India
Coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) account for > 70% of electricity generation in India, but < 5% of facilities have installed technologies for sulfur...
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The sensitivity of health impact assessments of PM2.5 from South African coal-fired power stations
Unabated emissions of precursor gases from coal-fired power stations in South Africa greatly contribute to ambient PM 2.5 concentration in the region,...
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Changes in years of life lost and life expectancy by reducing air pollution
Although air pollution is a major risk factor of the mortality burden, studies that consider different age structure and gender among deaths, and...
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Acute riverine microplastic contamination due to avoidable releases of untreated wastewater
Wastewater discharge to rivers is a controversial practice that compromises water quality, aquatic habitats and human health worldwide. Here we show...
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Preventable mortality attributable to exposure to air pollution at the rural district of Punjab, India
Air pollution has emerged as a leading global health risk in recent decades, where its health impacts are primarily focused on urban areas. In India,...
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Mortality due to COVID-19 in Spain and its association with environmental factors and determinants of health
BackgroundThe objective of this study was to identify which air pollutants, atmospheric variables and health determinants could influence COVID-19...
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Reducing Air Pollution: Avoidable Health Burden
Anthropogenic emissions have transformed atmospheric composition to the extent that biogeochemical cycles, air quality, and climate have changed...
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The life expectancy benefits on respiratory diseases gained by reducing the daily concentration of particulate matter to attain different air quality standard targets: findings from a 5-year time-series study in Tian**, China
The short-term effects of particulate matter (PM) on years of life lost (YLL) have been confirmed by several studies; however, little attention has...
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Determination of heat wave definition temperatures in Spain at an isoclimatic level: time trend of heat wave duration and intensity across the decade 2009–2018
BackgroundIn line with WHO guidelines for the implementation of public health prevention plans targeted at the impacts of high temperatures, a heat...
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Enhancing the health benefits of air quality improvement: a comparative study across diverse scenarios
In many studies, linear methods were used to calculate health benefits of air quality improvement, but the relationship between air pollutants and...
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Do the Resilience and Adaptive Capacity to Climate-Related Disasters Help Explain Human Health and Well-Being?
Climate change has been growing as one of the significant influencing factors of human health and disease. With the arrival of new circumstances and...
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Severe atmospheric pollution in the Middle East is attributable to anthropogenic sources
In the Middle East, desert dust is assumed to dominate air pollution, being in permanent violation of public health guidelines. Here we present...
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Temporal variation of PM2.5-associated health effects in Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Shijiazhuang is one of the cities in the North China Plain. In recent decades, this city has experienced high levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ...
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Integrated assessment of inhalation health risk and economic benefit of improving ambient targeted VOCs in Petrochemical industrial area
The Maptaphut industrial area, one of the largest petrochemical complexes in Thailand, is the major cause of the various air pollutants. The larger...
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Excess winter mortality and morbidity before, during, and after the Great Recession: the Portuguese case
Although winter mortality and morbidity are phenomena common to most European countries, their magnitude varies significantly from country to...
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Avoiding hospital admissions for respiratory system diseases by complying to the final Brazilian air quality standard: an estimate for Brazilian southeast capitals
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, 91% of the global population was living in places where guidelines on air quality were not...
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Health impact assessment and evaluation of economic costs attributed to PM2.5 air pollution using BenMAP-CE
Air pollution is considered the most prominent public health. Economically, air pollution imposes additional costs on governments. This study aimed...
