煤厂关闭后呼吸系统医院诊治减少:一种自然实验
1New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental Medicine, New York, New York, United States; wy726@nyu.edu.
概括
关闭沈阳焦化厂导致呼吸系统健康的显著改善. 由于呼吸系统问题和儿科喘,急诊室的访问量大幅下降,这表明减少化石燃料污染的健康益处.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 大规模的工业关闭为研究空气质量对公共健康的影响提供了独特的机会.
- 沈阳焦化厂关闭,这是化石燃料的主要污染者,为评估当地呼吸系统健康变化提供了一个自然实验.
研究的目的:
- 量化呼吸器住院和急诊室 (ED) 参观Shenango焦炭厂关闭后附近呼吸器住院和急诊室 (ED) 访问的即时和长期变化.
- 评估从工业来源减少空气污染对健康的益处.
主要方法:
- 利用呼吸系统住院和急救诊所访问周围邮政编码的数据中断时间序列分析.
- 与外部和内部控制站点比较关闭前和关闭后的健康结果.
主要成果:
- 观察到每周呼吸器急救诊所数量立即减少20.5%,儿童喘急救诊所数量减少41.2%.
- 呼吸器急救诊所的月度下降趋势持续4%,慢性阻塞性肺病住院病例减少.
结论:
- 减少与化石燃料相关的空气污染导致呼吸系统健康的短期和长期改善.
- 这项研究证实了工业排放控制对健康的有形好处.
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