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. 2009 Jun;22(3):210-5.
doi: 10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60047-7.

Impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai, China

Chang-Hong Chen  1 , Hai-Dong Kan, Cheng Huang, Li Li, Yun-Hui Zhang, Ren-Jie Chen, Bing-Heng Chen
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Impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai, China

Chang-Hong Chen et al. Biomed Environ Sci. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the potential impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai.

Methods: The exposure level of Shanghai residents to air pollution under various planned traffic scenarios was estimated, and the public health impact was assessed using concentration-response functions derived from available epidemiological studies.

Results: Our results showed that ambient air pollution in relation to traffic scenarios had a significant impact on the future health status of Shanghai residents. Compared with the base case scenario, implementation of various traffic scenarios could prevent 759-1574, 1885-2420, and 2277-2650 PM10-related avoidable deaths (mean-value) in 2010, 2015, and 2020, respectively. It could also decrease the incidence of several relevant diseases.

Conclusion: Our findings emphasize the need to consider air pollution-related health effects as an important impact of traffic policy in Shanghai.

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