A5012543595- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health and Medical Studies
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
2021-2024
Technical University of Munich
2021
Abstract Background The negative effect of air pollution on human health is widely reported in recent literature. It typically involves urbanized areas where the population concentrated and most primary pollutants are produced. A comprehensive risk assessment therefore strategic importance for authorities. Methods In this study we propose a methodology to perform an indirect retrospective all-cause mortality associated with long-term exposure particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM ),...
Abstract When analyzing health data in relation to environmental stressors, it is crucial identify which variables include the statistical model exclude dependencies among variables. Four meteorological parameters: temperature, ultraviolet radiation, precipitation, and vapor pressure four outdoor air pollution ozone ( $$\text{O}_3$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>O</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math> ), nitrogen dioxide...
Abstract Background Influenza seasonality has been frequently studied, but its mechanisms are not clear. Urban in-situ studies have linked influenza to meteorological or pollutant stressors. Few investigated rural and less polluted areas in temperate climate zones. Objectives We examined influences of medium-term residential exposure fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), NO 2 , SO air temperature precipitation on incidence. Methods To obtain complete spatial coverage Baden-Württemberg, we...
Current legislations typically characterize systems of aerosols, such as from vehicle exhaust, primarily by number concentration and size distributions. While potential health threats have a dependence on the particle size, chemical composition particles, including volatile semi-volatile components adsorbed onto nonvolatile cores present at roadside urban settings, is important in understanding impact exhaust particles health. To date, only tools suitable for an online in-depth aerosol...
Megacities have become global centers of industrial production, trade and innovation, but also energy consumption, atmospheric emissions air pollution. Despite several studies on NO <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf> changes in megacities, a systematic analysis relation to settlement growth is still pending. In addition, previous do not refer consistent spatial city concepts which distorts statistics the comparison. this...
Megacities exert substantial demands on the world's energy resources, thereby producing large shares of atmospheric emissions and air pollution. Despite several studies nitrogen dioxide (NO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> ) changes in megacities, a systematic analysis relation to settlement growth is still pending. This study examines trends tropospheric NO pollution 38 megacities regarding by analyzing Earth Observation...
Urban populations are significantly affected by air pollution, which poses a major threat to public health. However, standardized and mobility data, essential for an exposure assessment, frequently unavailable. Earth observation-derived model datasets can support large-scale health studies, especially in remote areas with limited data availability. This study investigates the use of globally derivable variable from sensing estimate static versus dynamic population difference. A risk...
Air pollution figures among the top 10 of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) risk factors. Poor air quality particularly impacts urban population. In 2021, in Europe, 91% it was exposed to pollutants' concentrations above 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (WHO, 2021a). For this reason, performing a health assessment due exposure is important support policy makers and guide implementation mitigation measures. Several data sources surface concentration are available today,...
This study presents a methodology for conducting retrospective and indirect health risk assessment in urban areas, due to the long-term exposure particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3). Specifically, of all-causes mortality is investigated. The combines satellite-based settlement data, model-based air pollution land use information, demographic regional-scale mobility patterns. examines impact population on daily variations pollutant levels risks. results from show...
&lt;p&gt;Several World Health Organization (WHO) studies have shown that air pollution is likely associated with an increased rate of premature mortality and morbidity, mainly attributable to respiratory cardiovascular diseases &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;. The species normally considered for the evaluation are: PM&lt;sub&gt;10&lt;/sub&gt;, PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt;, O&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;...
The majority of the population in Europe that is exposed to air pollution levels exceeding WHO limit values lives metropolitan areas. There are already several studies assess linkage between and adverse effects on health. With technology at our disposition, today, we can identify hotspots. assessment situation alone represents, however, only one component whole picture. In order be able build a scale identifies most critical regions higher need intervention, also probability exposure number...