Contribution of fine particulate matter to present and future premature mortality over Europe: A non-linear response.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization estimates that around 7 million people die every year from exposure to fine particles (PM_2.5) inpolluted air. Here, the number of premature deaths in Europe from different diseases associated to the ambient exposure to PM_2.5 have here been studied both for present (1991-2010) and future periods (2031-2050, RCP8.5 scenario). This contribution combines different state-of-the-art approaches (use of high-resolution climate/chemistry simulations over Europe for providing air quality data; use of different baseline mortality data for specific European regions; inclusion of future population projections and dynamical changes for 2050 obtained from the United Nations (UN) Population Projections or use of non-linear exposure-response functions) to

SUBMITTER: Tarin-Carrasco P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8140409 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature