Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt

Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt

Air pollution is known to be a risk factor for personal health and an important determinant of various diseases. Numerous studies exist that examine the effects of an increase in air pollution on the risk of disease and mortality from cardiovascula...

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Main Authors: Heger, Martin, Zens, Gregor, Meisner, Craig
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
AIR POLLUTION
PM10
PARTICULATE MATTER
COPD
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/367461624030655581/Particulate-Matter-Ambient-Air-Pollution-and-Respiratory-Disease-in-Egypt
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spelling okr-10986-358102021-06-23T05:11:11Z Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt Heger, Martin Zens, Gregor Meisner, Craig AIR POLLUTION PM10 PARTICULATE MATTER COPD CHRONIC BRONCHITIS Air pollution is known to be a risk factor for personal health and an important determinant of various diseases. Numerous studies exist that examine the effects of an increase in air pollution on the risk of disease and mortality from cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary causes. One possible way to quantify air pollution is to measure the concentration of particles with a specific diameter between 2.5 and 10 micrometers are referred to as (PM10).The authors assess the effects of air pollutants (PM10) on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in Egypt in 2016. They use a retrospective design and employ a generalized additive model (GAM) to conduct our analysis. Daily hospital admission data for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis were collected from specialized chest hospitals and matched to air pollution data. The results suggest that the concentration of PM10 in the air is an important predictor of respiratory disease. The authors find that a 10 μg/ 2021-06-22T18:56:11Z 2021-06-22T18:56:11Z 2019-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/367461624030655581/Particulate-Matter-Ambient-Air-Pollution-and-Respiratory-Disease-in-Egypt http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35810 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of
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topic AIR POLLUTION
PM10
PARTICULATE MATTER
COPD
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
spellingShingle AIR POLLUTION
PM10
PARTICULATE MATTER
COPD
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
Heger, Martin
Zens, Gregor
Meisner, Craig
Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Egypt, Arab Republic of
description Air pollution is known to be a risk factor for personal health and an important determinant of various diseases. Numerous studies exist that examine the effects of an increase in air pollution on the risk of disease and mortality from cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary causes. One possible way to quantify air pollution is to measure the concentration of particles with a specific diameter between 2.5 and 10 micrometers are referred to as (PM10).The authors assess the effects of air pollutants (PM10) on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in Egypt in 2016. They use a retrospective design and employ a generalized additive model (GAM) to conduct our analysis. Daily hospital admission data for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis were collected from specialized chest hospitals and matched to air pollution data. The results suggest that the concentration of PM10 in the air is an important predictor of respiratory disease. The authors find that a 10 μg/
format Report
author Heger, Martin
Zens, Gregor
Meisner, Craig
author_facet Heger, Martin
Zens, Gregor
Meisner, Craig
author_sort Heger, Martin
title Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt
title_short Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt
title_full Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt
title_fullStr Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Particulate Matter, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory Disease in Egypt
title_sort particulate matter, ambient air pollution, and respiratory disease in egypt
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/367461624030655581/Particulate-Matter-Ambient-Air-Pollution-and-Respiratory-Disease-in-Egypt
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35810
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