Investigating the spatiotemporal associations between meteorological conditions and air pollution in the federal state Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany).

ABSTRACT: When analyzing health data in relation to environmental stressors, it is crucial to identify which variables to include in the statistical model to exclude dependencies among the variables. Four meteorological parameters: temperature, ultraviolet radiation, precipitation, and vapor pressure and four outdoor air pollution parameters: ozone ( O 3 ), nitrogen dioxide ( NO 2 ), particulate matter ( P M 2.5 , P M 10 ) were studied on a daily basis for Baden-Württemberg (Germany). This federal state covers urban and rural compartments including mountainous and river areas. A temporal and spatial analysis of the internal relationships was performed among the variables using (a) cross-correlations, both on the grand ensemble of data as well as within subsets, and (b) the Local Indications o

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933279 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature