Burden of fine air pollution on mortality in the desert climate of Kuwait.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Middle Eastern desert countries like Kuwait are known for intense dust storms and enormous petrochemical industries affecting ambient air pollution. However, local health authorities have not been able to assess the health impacts of air pollution due to limited monitoring networks and a lack of historical exposure data.

Objective

To assess the burden of PM_2.5 on mortality in the understudied dusty environment of Kuwait.

Methods

We analyzed the acute impact of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) on daily mortality in Kuwait between 2001 and 2016. To do so, we used spatiotemporally resolved estimates of PM_2.5 in the region. Our analysis explored factors such as cause of death, sex, age, and nationality. We fitted quasi-Poisson ti

SUBMITTER: Alahmad B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature