{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(4)"],"submitter":["Lopez-Encuentra A"],"pubmed_abstract":["The World Health Organization (WHO) established in 2021 an annual health limit of 5 μg/m<sup>3</sup> for outdoor PM2.5 concentrations (cPM2.5). Our objective was to evaluate the health impact of cPM2.5 in two locations of a large city during 2023. In the first study (South; more socially vulnerable), the 5 μg/m<sup>3</sup> limit was exceeded 70% of the time. Additionally, 26% of the values were above 15 μg/m<sup>3</sup>. In the second study (Central), this limit (5 μg/m<sup>3</sup>) was exceeded 99% of the time, and 64% of the values were above 15 μg/m<sup>3</sup>. Based on data from both locations (1,149,930 inhabitants over the age of 25), annual lung cancer mortality ranged from 23 to 38 cases (6.7%-8.7%), while mortality from non-communicable diseases ranged from 700 to 854 cases (10.7%-12.3%). The avoidable burden of mortality attributable to annual PM2.5 concentrations justifies the urgent need for their drastic reduction as a public health policy."],"journal":["Open respiratory archives"],"pagination":["100494"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12547899"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Avoidable Mortality Burden Attributable to PM2.5 in Madrid (Spain)."],"pmcid":["PMC12547899"],"pubmed_authors":["Abraira V","Coordinadora Vecinal Distrito Latina (COVELA), the Asociación Madres por el Clima Lourdes","Lopez-Encuentra A","Pozo Coronado LM","Gil Cid E"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Avoidable Mortality Burden Attributable to PM2.5 in Madrid (Spain).","description":"The World Health Organization (WHO) established in 2021 an annual health limit of 5 μg/m<sup>3</sup> for outdoor PM2.5 concentrations (cPM2.5). Our objective was to evaluate the health impact of cPM2.5 in two locations of a large city during 2023. In the first study (South; more socially vulnerable), the 5 μg/m<sup>3</sup> limit was exceeded 70% of the time. Additionally, 26% of the values were above 15 μg/m<sup>3</sup>. In the second study (Central), this limit (5 μg/m<sup>3</sup>) was exceeded 99% of the time, and 64% of the values were above 15 μg/m<sup>3</sup>. Based on data from both locations (1,149,930 inhabitants over the age of 25), annual lung cancer mortality ranged from 23 to 38 cases (6.7%-8.7%), while mortality from non-communicable diseases ranged from 700 to 854 cases (10.7%-12.3%). The avoidable burden of mortality attributable to annual PM2.5 concentrations justifies the urgent need for their drastic reduction as a public health policy.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Oct-Dec","modification":"2026-06-05T05:34:10.405Z","creation":"2026-06-03T03:08:03.404Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12547899","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41141947"],"doi":["10.1016/j.opresp.2025.100494"]}}