与非传统天然气开发活动相关的严重喘恶化在集中开发区域
Jeanine M Buchanich1, Ada O Youk1, Jennifer Fedor1
1Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
居住在非传统天然气开发 (UNGD) 附近增加了喘恶化的风险,特别是在生产阶段. 这种风险在不同距离上升,突出了针对弱势群体制定有针对性的公共卫生战略的必要性.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
背景情况:
- 住宅靠近非传统天然气开发 (UNGD) 与喘恶化有关.
- 关于与这些恶化相关的特定距离和井活动阶段的证据有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查UNGD活动近距离对喘恶化的影响,考虑井阶段和缓冲距离.
- 量化与UNGD不同阶段和距离相关的风险.
主要方法:
- 分析了宾夕法尼亚州西南部 (2011-2020) 的46,676名喘患者 (5-90岁) 的队列.
- 使用反向距离加权的UNGD活动指数测量了暴露,直至10英里.
- 多层次的物流回归模型评估了UNGD暴露次数和喘事件 (恶化,急诊,住院) 之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 在UNGD的生产阶段,所有缓冲距离和事件类型都观察到喘事件的风险显著增加.
- 与10英里范围内没有UNGD的住宅相比,喘事件的几率比率在2到8倍之间.
- 在所有检查的缓冲距离和事件严重程度上,这些发现一致.
结论:
- UNGD的生产阶段与喘事件的风险增加密切相关.
- 对UNGD地点附近的人群的风险沟通和风险评估应优先考虑生产阶段.
- 这些发现对于保护弱势群体免受与UNGD相关的环境健康风险至关重要.
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