Health Effects of Dust Storms on the South Edge of the Taklimakan Desert, China: A Survey-Based Approach.
PCA
Taklimakan desert
air pollutants
dust weather
health effects
symptoms
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 03 2022
28 03 2022
Historique:
received:
23
02
2022
revised:
24
03
2022
accepted:
25
03
2022
entrez:
12
4
2022
pubmed:
13
4
2022
medline:
14
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Dust storms have already become the most serious environmental problem on the south edge of the Taklimakan desert because of their frequent occurrences. To investigate the health effects of dust storms on public health in Moyu County, one of the most severe dust-storm-affected areas located at the south edge of the Taklimakan desert, China, primary data were collected from 1200 respondents by using a questionnaire survey for 15 health symptoms. The data were analyzed by comparing the mean tool (independent t-test and ANOVA) and the severity of different symptoms among different age groups. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to further analyze the multivariate relationships between meteorological factors, dust storm intensity, air pollution level, and severity degree of the different symptoms. The results show that significant correlations exist between dust storm intensity, air pollutants (PM
Identifiants
pubmed: 35409705
pii: ijerph19074022
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074022
pmc: PMC8998096
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Air Pollutants
0
Dust
0
Particulate Matter
0
Sand
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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