Modeling future asthma attributable to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) in a changing climate: a health impact assessment.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) is associated with asthma development as well as asthma exacerbation in children. PM_2.5 can be directly emitted or can form in the atmosphere from pollutant precursors. PM_2.5 emitted and formed in the atmosphere is influenced by meteorology; future changes in climate may alter the concentration and distribution of PM_2.5. Our aim is to estimate the future burden of climate change and PM_2.5 on new and exacerbated cases of childhood asthma. Projected concentrations of PM_2.5 are based on the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Coupled Model version 3 climate model, the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 greenhouse gas scenario, and two air pollution emissions datasets: a 2011 e

SUBMITTER: Nassikas NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8842843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature