Exposure of Individuals in Europe to Air Pollution and Related Health Effects.

ABSTRACT: Air pollutants, especially PM2.5 and NO₂, are associated with adverse health impacts, as shown by numerous epidemiological studies. In these studies, the observed health impacts have been correlated with ambient concentrations, mainly taken from air pollution monitoring stations. However, individuals are harmed by the pollutants in the inhaled air at the places where they stay, and thus, the concentration of pollutants in the inhaled air is obviously a better indicator for health impacts than the ambient concentration at a monitoring station. Furthermore, the current method for estimating the occurrence of chronic diseases uses annual average concentrations as indicator. However, according to current hypotheses, chronic diseases, especially chronic mortality, develop through the

SUBMITTER: Li N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174982 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature