Acute health impacts of airborne particles estimated from satellite remote sensing.

ABSTRACT: Satellite-based remote sensing provides a unique opportunity to monitor air quality from space at global, continental, national and regional scales. Most current research focused on developing empirical models using ground measurements of the ambient particulate. However, the application of satellite-based exposure assessment in environmental health is still limited, especially for acute effects, because the development of satellite PM(2.5) model depends on the availability of ground measurements. We tested the hypothesis that MODIS AOD (aerosol optical depth) exposure estimates, obtained from NASA satellites, are directly associated with daily health outcomes. Three independent healthcare databases were used: unscheduled outpatient visits, hospital admissions, and mortality collected in B

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3711510 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature