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. 1995 May;103(5):490-7.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.95103490.

Effect of outdoor airborne particulate matter on daily death counts

P Styer  1 , N McMillan, F Gao, J Davis, J Sacks
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Effect of outdoor airborne particulate matter on daily death counts

P Styer et al. Environ Health Perspect. 1995 May.

Abstract

To investigate the possible relationship between airborne particulate matter and mortality, we developed regression models of daily mortality counts using meteorological covariates and measures of outdoor PM10. Our analyses included data from Cook County, Illinois, and Salt Lake County, Utah. We found no evidence that particulate matter < or = 10 microns (PM10) contributes to excess mortality in Salt Lake County, Utah. In Cook County, Illinois, we found evidence of a positive PM10 effect in spring and autumn, but not in winter and summer. We conclude that the reported effects of particulates on mortality are unconfirmed.

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