The effects of an air quality alert program on premature mortality: A difference-in-differences evaluation in the region of Paris.
Air Quality Alert System
Air pollution
Policy evaluation
Premature mortality
Quasi-experimental methods
Journal
Environment international
ISSN: 1873-6750
Titre abrégé: Environ Int
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7807270
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
received:
05
12
2020
revised:
12
04
2021
accepted:
13
04
2021
pubmed:
22
5
2021
medline:
3
9
2021
entrez:
21
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Daily exposure to air pollution has been shown to increase cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. While increases in short-term exposure to air pollutants at any daily concentrations has been shown to be associated to adverse health outcomes, days with extreme levels, also known as air pollution peaks based on specific thresholds, have been used to implement air quality alerts in various cities across the globe. We aimed at evaluating the potential effects of the Air Quality Alerts (AQA) system on different causes of premature mortality in Paris, France. Air quality alerts (AQA) based on particulate matter (PM Overall, results did not show evidence of a reduction in mortality of the PM Our study suggests that AQA may not have health benefits for the population when thresholds are set at high daily PM
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Daily exposure to air pollution has been shown to increase cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. While increases in short-term exposure to air pollutants at any daily concentrations has been shown to be associated to adverse health outcomes, days with extreme levels, also known as air pollution peaks based on specific thresholds, have been used to implement air quality alerts in various cities across the globe.
OBJECTIVES
We aimed at evaluating the potential effects of the Air Quality Alerts (AQA) system on different causes of premature mortality in Paris, France.
METHODS
Air quality alerts (AQA) based on particulate matter (PM
RESULTS
Overall, results did not show evidence of a reduction in mortality of the PM
DISCUSSION
Our study suggests that AQA may not have health benefits for the population when thresholds are set at high daily PM
Identifiants
pubmed: 34020299
pii: S0160-4120(21)00208-7
doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106583
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Air Pollutants
0
Particulate Matter
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
106583Informations de copyright
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