Health impact assessment of air pollution in Valladolid, Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the attributable and targeted avoidable deaths (ADs; TADs) of outdoor air pollution by ambient particulate matter (PM10), PM2.5 and O3 according to specific WHO methodology.

Design

Health impact assessment.

Setting

City of Valladolid, Spain (around 300 000 residents).

Data sources

Demographics; mortality; pollutant concentrations collected 1999-2008.

Main outcome measures

Attributable fractions; ADs and TADs per year for 1999-2008.

Results

Higher TADs estimates (shown here) were obtained when assuming as 'target' concentrations WHO Air Quality Guidelines instead of Directive 2008/50/EC. ADs are considered relative to pollutant background levels. All-cause mortality associated to PM10 (all ages): 52 ADs (95% CI 39 to 64); 31 T

SUBMITTER: Cardaba Arranz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4202014 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature