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Health Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Vulnerable Groups

A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2880

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Cunrui Huang

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Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: climate change; environmental epidemiology; global health
Dr. Wenjun Ma

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Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Interests: climate change; air pollution; health risk assessment
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Dr. Qiong Wang

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School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Interests: climate change; air pollution; Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)

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Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution and climate change are major environmental concerns worldwide, which affect the health of almost all humans. Vulnerable groups, including women, children, the elderly, sufferers of chronic diseases, low SES groups, etc., are the most impacted by these issues. Gaining an improved understanding of how air pollution and climate change affect human health, especially in vulnerable groups, will aid in better informing public health interventions and environmental policies.

This Special Issue focuses on empirical studies that aim to provide novel evidence on the potential pathways and mechanisms of the impact of air pollution and climate change on public health. The research topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Direct and indirect approaches to reduce the effects of air pollution/climate change on public health;
  • Interaction effect of air pollutants and climatic factors on health;
  • Biomarkers of air pollution or extreme temperature exposure;
  • Vulnerability assessment of the health effects of air pollution/climate change;
  • Health co-benefits assessment for climate actions.

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Dr. Wenjun Ma
Dr. Qiong Wang
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • air pollution
  • pathway
  • mechanism
  • interaction
  • mediation effect
  • vulnerability
  • co-benefit

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Long-Term Exposure to Ozone Increases Neurological Disability after Stroke: Findings from a Nationwide Longitudinal Study in China
by Jiajianghui Li, Hong Lu, Man Cao, Mingkun Tong, Ruohan Wang, Xinyue Yang, Hengyi Liu, Qingyang Xiao, Baohua Chao, Yuanli Liu, Tao Xue and Tianjia Guan
Biology 2022, 11(8), 1216; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11081216 - 13 Aug 2022
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Exposure to ozone (O3) is associated with stroke incidence and mortality. However, whether long-term exposure to O3 is associated with post-stroke neurological disability remains unknown. This study investigated the relationship based on the longitudinal analysis of China National Stroke Screening [...] Read more.
Exposure to ozone (O3) is associated with stroke incidence and mortality. However, whether long-term exposure to O3 is associated with post-stroke neurological disability remains unknown. This study investigated the relationship based on the longitudinal analysis of China National Stroke Screening Survey (CNSSS), which included 65,778 records of stroke patients. All of the analyzed patients were followed-up at least twice. Stroke disability was assessed using the modified Rankin scale (mRS). Long-term exposure was assessed by the peak-season or annual mean of maximum 8-h O3 concentrations for 365 days before the mRS measurement. We used fixed-effect models to evaluate the associations between O3 and mRS score, with adjustment for multiple confounders, and found a 10 µg/m3 increase in peak-season O3 concentration was associated with a 0.0186 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.0115–0.0256) increment in the mRS score. The association was robust in various subpopulations. For secondary outcomes, for each 10 µg/m3 increment in peak-season O3, the odds ratio of an increased mRS score (vs. unchanged or decreased mRS score) increased by 23% (95% CI 9–37%). A nonlinear analysis showed a sublinear association between O3 exposure and risk for post-stroke disability. A saturation effect was observed at an O3 concentration of more than ~120 μg/m3. Our study adds to evidence that long-term exposure to O3 increases the risk of neurological disability after stroke. Full article
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