空气污染和健康问题
Bert Brunekreef1, Stephen T Holgate
1Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80176, 3508 TD, Utrecht, Netherlands. B.Brunekreef@iras.uu.nl
Lancet (London, England)
|October 29, 2002
概括
空气污染,包括颗粒物和臭氧,与呼吸道和心血管问题的死亡和住院病例增加有关. 研究表明,即使在低暴露水平下,健康影响也会发生,没有明确的安全值.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景情况:
- 空气污染是一个重大的全球健康问题.
- 最近的研究强调了颗粒物和臭氧等污染物对健康的不利影响.
研究的目的:
- 审查有关特定空气污染物的健康影响的科学证据.
- 讨论空气污染暴露与不良健康结果之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 审查短期研究,检查空气污染和健康结果的日常变化.
- 对暴露人群的长期队列研究的分析.
- 检查不同暴露水平的影响.
主要成果:
- 暴露于空气中的颗粒物和臭氧与死亡率的增加有关.
- 由于空气污染,呼吸道和心血管疾病的住院病例增加.
- 即使在低污染度下,也观察到不良健康影响.
结论:
- 没有确定安全暴露于颗粒物和臭氧的明确值.
- 需要继续进行研究,以了解空气污染对健康的影响.
- 公共卫生战略应考虑与当前空气质量水平相关的风险.
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