Socioeconomic and urban-rural differentials in exposure to air pollution and mortality burden in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations often have higher exposures to particulate air pollution, which can be expected to contribute to differentials in life expectancy. We examined socioeconomic differentials in exposure and air pollution-related mortality relating to larger scale (5 km resolution) variations in background concentrations of selected pollutants across England.

Methods

Ozone and particulate matter (sub-divided into PM₁₀, PM_2.5, PM_2.5-10, primary, nitrate and sulphate PM_2.5) were simulated at 5 km horizontal resolution using an atmospheric chemistry transport model (EMEP4UK). Annual mean concentrations of these pollutants were assigned to all 1,202,578 residential postcodes in England, which were clas

SUBMITTER: Milojevic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6389046 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature