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Advances in Risk Models and Health Risk Prediction of Air Pollution

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 6782

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Prof. Dr. Yara de Souza Tadano

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Graduate Program in Urban Environmental Sustainability, Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Dr. Washington Subtil Chueire St., 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa 84017-220, PR, Brazil
Interests: numerical modeling; health risks; air pollution; atmospheric dispersion; life cycle impact assessment
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Prof. Dr. Ricardo Henrique Moreton Godoi

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Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Parana, Parana 81530-000, Brazil
Interests: atmospheric chemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There is a well-established association between air pollution and human health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost the entire global population is exposed to high levels of pollutants exceeding the advised WHO limits. Therefore, 4.2 million deaths per year are related to air pollution. Additionally, air quality is closely related to weather changes, so policies have been introduced to reduce air pollution benefits both climate and health, reducing the burden of disease attributable to air pollution and contributing to short- and long-term mitigation of climate change. The exposure to air pollution may not be equal for all citizens, due to the time spent indoors and outdoors and due to economic, social, ethnic, age, or genetic factors, with the elderly and children being most susceptible, as well as those living in economically developing countries. Furthermore, the relationship between air pollution, weather, and human health is complex, making risk modeling a challenging task. Statistical regressions are usually applied, and recently, artificial neural networks have been gaining prominence.

This Special Issue seeks high-quality contributions worldwide on new modeling risk tools and advances in predicting health risks from air pollution. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas and topics may be diverse, but manuscripts must provide a clear link to human health and air pollution to be considered for publication.

Prof. Dr. Yara de Souza Tadano
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Henrique Moreton Godoi
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • air pollution
  • risk assessment
  • health modeling
  • air pollution epidemiology

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The Role of the COVID-19 Crisis in Shaping Urban Planning for Improved Public Health: A Triangulated Study
by Koudoua Ferhati, Saliha Chouguiat Belmallem and Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 3804; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053804 - 21 Feb 2023
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This paper aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the link between urban planning practices and public health. A triangulated study was conducted to gain a comprehensive understanding of the topic. The first phase consisted of semi-structured interviews with health [...] Read more.
This paper aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the link between urban planning practices and public health. A triangulated study was conducted to gain a comprehensive understanding of the topic. The first phase consisted of semi-structured interviews with health and urban planning experts, which were analyzed with the aid of Artificial Intelligence tools. The second phase involved an on-site investigation in the city of Algiers, including a survey, site visits, and a thorough analysis of the master plan for land use and urban planning. The findings emphasize the critical importance of a comprehensive health-centric approach to city design, improved governance and management practices, community involvement, and political commitment to prioritize health in urban planning. Furthermore, the results proved a strong correlation between prioritizing public health in urban planning practices and residents’ satisfaction with the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In conclusion, it is necessary to consider public health as a priority in urban planning practices and as a need for all stakeholders to work towards a healthier and more equitable urban environment. Full article
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Effects of Environmental and Socioeconomic Inequalities on Health Outcomes: A Multi-Region Time-Series Study
by Iara da Silva, Caroline Fernanda Hei Wikuats, Elizabeth Mie Hashimoto and Leila Droprinchinski Martins
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16521; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416521 - 9 Dec 2022
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The gradual increase in temperatures and changes in relative humidity, added to the aging and socioeconomic conditions of the population, may represent problems for public health, given that future projections predict even more noticeable changes in the climate and the age pyramid, which [...] Read more.
The gradual increase in temperatures and changes in relative humidity, added to the aging and socioeconomic conditions of the population, may represent problems for public health, given that future projections predict even more noticeable changes in the climate and the age pyramid, which require analyses at an appropriate spatial scale. To our knowledge, an analysis of the synergic effects of several climatic and socioeconomic conditions on hospital admissions and deaths by cardiorespiratory and mental disorders has not yet been performed in Brazil. Statistical analyses were performed using public time series (1996–2015) of daily health and meteorological data from 16 metropolitan regions (in a subtropical climate zone in South America). Health data were stratified into six groups according to gender and age ranges (40–59; 60–79; and ≥80 years old) for each region. For the regression analysis, two distributions (Poisson and binomial negative) were tested with and without zero adjustments for the complete series and percentiles. Finally, the relative risks were calculated, and the effects based on exposure–response curves were evaluated and compared among regions. The negative binomial distribution fit the data best. High temperatures and low relative humidity were the most relevant risk factors for hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases (lag = 0), while minimum temperatures were important for respiratory diseases (lag = 2 or 3 days). Temperature extremes, both high and low, were the most important risk factors for mental illnesses at lag 0. Groups with people over 60 years old presented higher risks for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, while this was observed for the adult group (40-59 years old) in relation to mental disorders. In general, no major differences were found in the results between men and women. However, regions with higher urbanization levels presented risks, mainly for respiratory diseases, while the same was observed for cardiovascular diseases for regions with lower levels of urbanization. The Municipal Human Development Index is an important factor for the occurrence of diseases and deaths for all regions, depending on the evaluated group, representing high risks for health outcomes (the value for hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases was 1.6713 for the female adult group in the metropolitan region Palmas, and the value for hospitalization for respiratory diseases was 1.7274 for the female adult group in the metropolitan region Campo Mourão). In general, less developed regions have less access to adequate health care and better living conditions. Full article
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Association between Air Pollution and Squamous Cell Lung Cancer in South-Eastern Poland
by Jan Gawełko, Marek Cierpiał-Wolan, Second Bwanakare and Michalina Czarnota
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11598; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811598 - 15 Sep 2022
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Air pollution is closely associated with the development of respiratory illness. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and SO2 pollution and the incidence of lung cancer in the [...] Read more.
Air pollution is closely associated with the development of respiratory illness. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and SO2 pollution and the incidence of lung cancer in the squamous subtype in south-eastern Poland from the years 2004 to 2014. We collected data of 4237 patients with squamous cell lung cancer and the level of selected pollutants. To investigate the relationship between the level of concentrations of pollutants and the place of residence of patients with lung cancer in the squamous subtype, proprietary pollution maps were applied to the places of residence of patients. To analyze the data, the risk ratio was used as well as a number of statistical methods, i.e., the pollution model, inverse distance weighted interpolation, PCA, and ordered response model. Cancer in women and in men seems to depend in particular on the simultaneous inhalation of NO2 and PM10 (variable NO2PM10) and of NO2 and SO2 (variable NO2 SO2), respectively. Nitrogen dioxide exercises a synergistic leading effect, which once composed with the other elements it becomes more persistent in explaining higher odds in the appearance of cancers and could constitute the main cause of squamous cancer. Full article
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