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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cambra Contín, K
• Alonso Fustel, E

Titel

The short-term effects of air pollution on mortality: the results of the EMECAM project in greater Bilbao. Estudio Multicéntrico Español sobre la Relación entre la Contaminación Atmosférica y la Mortalidad

Ist Teil von

• Revista española de salud pública, 1999-03, Vol.73 (2), p.209

Ort / Verlag

Spain

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

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Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The objective of this study was to assess the short-term impact of air pollution with sulfur dioxide (SO2), total suspended particles (TSP), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and black smoke (BS) on the daily number of deaths in the metropolitan area of Bilbao. The EMECAM project protocol was followed. Increases in TSP, in both maximum hourly figures and daily averages, are significantly associated with increases in the daily number of deaths from all causes, from circulatory causes and from all causes among those older than 70. No differences between six-month periods were found. NO2 average levels were associated with daily mortality from respiratory causes in the entire period and during the warm season, and from all causes among those older than 70 in the cool months. TSP levels are associated with daily mortality in the metropolitan area of Bilbao. The relationship between NO2 and the number of deaths from respiratory causes, very high in the warm season, needs further research to assess its independence.