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Health effects of particulate matter in major Indian cities.
N. Manojkumar,B. Srimuruganandam +1 more
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Cities with high PM concentration and exposed population are more susceptible to mortality and hospital admissions, and trend analysis showed peak PM concentration during post-monsoon and winter seasons.Abstract:
Background: Particulate matter (PM) is one among the crucial air pollutants and has the potential to cause a wide range of health effects. Indian cities ranked top places in the World Health Organization list of most polluted cities by PM. Objectives: Present study aims to assess the trends, short- and long-term health effects of PM in major Indian cities. Methods: PM-induced hospital admissions and mortality are quantified using AirQ+ software. Results: Annual PM concentration in most of the cities is higher than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of India. Trend analysis showed peak PM concentration during post-monsoon and winter seasons. The respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions in the male (female) population are estimated to be 31,307 (28,009) and 5460 (4882) cases, respectively. PM2.5 has accounted for a total of 1,27,014 deaths in 2017. Conclusion: Cities with high PM concentration and exposed population are more susceptible to mortality and hospital admissions.read more
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Concentrations and mortality due to short- and long-term exposure to PM2.5 in a megacity of Iran (2014–2019)
Yaghoub Hajizadeh,Negar Jafari,Amir H. Mohammadi,Seyed Mojtaba Momtaz,Farzad Fanaei,Ali Abdolahnejad +5 more
TL;DR: The data showed that people of Isfahan in almost 58% to 96% of the days of a year were exposed to PM2.5 higher than the WHO daily guideline and provincial managers and politicians must adopt appropriate strategies to control air pollution and reduce the attributable health effects and economic losses.
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Particulate matter (PM10) enhances RNA virus infection through modulation of innate immune responses
Richa Mishra,Pandikannan Krishnamoorthy,S. Gangamma,Ashwin Ashok Raut,Himanshu Kumar,Himanshu Kumar +5 more
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Forecasting PM2.5 concentration using artificial neural network and its health effects in Ahvaz, Iran.
TL;DR: The artificial neural network can be utilized as an effective instrument to reduce health and economic effects and a positive correlation was found between PM2.5 concentration and temperature and wind speed.
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The association between particulate air pollution and respiratory admissions among young children in Hanoi, Vietnam
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the short-term effects of PM 10, PM 2.5, and PM 1 on respiratory admissions among young children in Hanoi, and found that infants and young children are at increased risk of respiratory admissions due to the high level of airborne particles in the city's ambient air.
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Role of atmospheric particulate matter exposure in COVID-19 and other health risks in human: A review.
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