Deaths and medical visits attributable to environmental pollution in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study estimates the potential health gains achievable in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with improved controls on environmental pollution. The UAE is an emerging economy in which population health risks have shifted rapidly from infectious diseases to chronic conditions observed in developed nations. The UAE government commissioned this work as part of an environmental health strategic planning project intended to address this shift in the nature of the country's disease burden.

Methods and findings

We assessed the burden of disease attributable to six environmental exposure routes outdoor air, indoor air, drinking water, coastal water, occupational environments, and climate change. For every exposure route, we integrated UAE environmental monitoring and publ

SUBMITTER: MacDonald Gibson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3587618 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature