Ship Emission Impacts on Air Quality and Human Health in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Region, China, in 2015, With Projections to 2030.

ABSTRACT: Ship emissions contribute to air pollution, increasing the adverse health impacts on people living in coastal cities. We estimated the impacts caused by ship emissions, both on air quality and human health, in 2015 and future (2030) within the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China. In addition, we assessed the potential health benefits of implementing an Emission Control Area (ECA) in the region by predicting avoided premature mortality with and without an ECA. In 2015, ship emissions increased PM_2.5 concentrations and O₃ mixing ratios by 1.4 μg/m³ and 1.9 ppb, respectively, within the PRD region. This resulted in 466 and 346 excess premature acute deaths from PM_2.5 and O₃, respectively. Premature mortality from chronic exposures was

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7038890 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature