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2 septembre 2000
- handle: 10670/1.ehingz
- halshs: halshs-00150955
- doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02653-2
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Air pollution health impactSujets proches
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N. Künzli et al., « Public health Impact of Outdoor and Traffic related Air Pollution », HAL-SHS : économie et finance, ID : 10.1016/S0140-6736(00
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BackgroundAir pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of outdoor (total) and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and Switzerland. Attributable cases of morbidity and mortality were estimated.MethodsEpidemiology-based exposure-response func-tions for a 10 μg/m3 increase in particulate matter (PM10) were used to quantify the effects of air pollution. Cases attributable to air pollution were estimated for mortality (adults ≥30 years), respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions (all ages), incidence of chronic ronchitis (adults ≥25 years), bronchitis episodes in children (>15 years), restricted activity days (adults ≥20 years), and asthma attacks in adults and children. Population exposure (PM10) was modelled for each km2. The traffic-related fraction was estimated based on PM10 emission inventories.FindingsAir pollution caused 6% of total mortality or more than 40 000 attributable cases per year. About half of all mortality caused by air pollution was attributed to motorised traffic, accounting also for: more than 25 000 new cases of chronic bronchitis (adults); more than 290 000 episodes of bronchitis (children); more than 0·5 million asthma attacks; and more than 16 million persondays of restricted activities.InterpretationThis assessment estimates the public-health impacts of current patterns of air pollution. Although individual health risks of air pollution are relatively small, the public-health consequences are considerable. Traffic-related air pollution remains a key target for public-health action in Europe. Our results, which have also been used for economic valuation, should guide decisions on the assessment of environmental health-policy options.