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Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and daily mortality: a time-series study in Eastern China

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Few studies were conducted to evaluate health effects of acute exposure to PM2.5 and daily mortality in Asian countries due to lack of large-scale PM2.5 monitoring data. We conducted a time-series study to examine the associations of short-term exposure to four common air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and SO2) and daily mortality in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. We used generalized addictive model (GAM) to estimate relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association of these four air pollutants with daily mortality. The study included 9365 people in the 2-year study period from 2014 to 2015. SO2 were significantly associated with risk of NAD, RD, and CD mortality with RRs of 1.034 (95% CI 1.004, 1.064), 1.067 (95% CI 1.010, 1.127), and 1.049 (95% CI 1.001, 1.098), respectively.PM2.5 and PM10 were significantly associated with risk of death from NAD mortality in warm season. Similar associations were observed for PM10 (RR = 1.056, 95% CI 1.004, 1.111) and risk of CD mortality. The study provides further evidence that short-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and SO2 are associated with increased risk of daily mortality.

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This study was supported and funded by Air Pollution and Health Research Center, Zhejiang University (14.585302-001) and Yinzhou Special Foundation for Agricultural and Social Development (YZ-STB-2015-96).

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Zhejiang University School of Public Health, NO. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China

    Die Li, Jian-bing Wang, Pei-wen Zheng, Ming-juan Jin & Kun Chen

  2. Research Center for Air Pollution and Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China

    Jian-bing Wang & Kun Chen

  3. John Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, 21218, MD, USA

    Zhen-yu Zhang

  4. Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315100, China

    Peng Shen, Huai-chu Lu & Hong-bo Lin

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Li, D., Wang, Jb., Zhang, Zy. et al. Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and daily mortality: a time-series study in Eastern China. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 16135–16143 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1759-y

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