Naslov
Health impacts assessment of black smoke and airborne particulates on Zagreb population

Autori
Šega, Krešimir ; Bešlić, Ivan

Izvornik
WHO CC Newsletter 38, 12 ; 2-6

Vrsta, podvrsta
Ostale vrste radova, ostali članci/prilozi

Godina
2006

Ključne riječi
TSP ; PM10 ; PM2.5 ; helalth endpoints

Sažetak
The relationship between different air pollutant concentrations and health impacts on the population living in a monitored area has been widely studied during past decades (Aunan, 1995 ; WHO, 2004). During episodes characterised by short-term elevated pollutant concentrations this relationship is quite obvious and it is easily studied by means of standard statistical methods. Assessment of this relationship during the conditions of long-lasting exposure to low concentration levels needs well trained and educated personal, huge and complete databases, control over a number of confounders like epidemics, specific meteorological situations, seasonality, weekly concentration rhythms etc. Investigations performed on urban Zagreb population were based on concentration time-series and the incidences of health endpoints found in this population (Šimić et al. 2000, 2001, 2002 ; Pavlović et al. 1997). In this study health impacts on Zagreb population were estimated by means of the procedures and coefficients developed as the results obtained in a number of meta-studies performed on populations all over the world and used by WHO (WHO, 2004). Health impact assessments were performed for the period 2000 – 2005 and presents the continuation of previous investigations (Šega 2000 ; Šega et al., 2001)

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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