[METHODOLOGY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AIR POLLUTION ON THE FORMATION OF THE LEVELS OF...

Area of Science:

• Environmental Health
• Epidemiology
• Information Theory

Context:

• Urban air pollution presents complex challenges to public health, particularly concerning respiratory diseases like bronchial asthma.
• Assessing the direct impact of air pollution on morbidity requires methods that can isolate specific causal factors from background noise and complex environmental interactions.

Purpose:

• To employ information entropy analysis to quantify the relationship between air pollution components and bronchial asthma morbidity rates.
• To identify the specific contributions of individual air pollutants to the overall incidence of bronchial asthma in Vladivostok.
• To investigate age-related differences in susceptibility to air pollution-induced bronchial asthma.

Summary:

• Information entropy analysis was utilized to assess the impact of air pollution on bronchial asthma incidence in Vladivostok.
• Findings indicate varying effects across age groups: adults show sensitivity to nitrogen dioxide, while children and adolescents are more affected by suspended matter and carbon monoxide.

Impact:

• This study provides a quantitative method for understanding the etiological links between air quality and public health outcomes.
• Results can inform targeted public health interventions and urban planning strategies to mitigate asthma prevalence in polluted urban environments.