Ambient air pollution and emergency department visits among children and adults in Casablanca, Morocco

Nejjari, Chakib; Marfak, Abdelghafour; Rguig, Ahmed; Maaroufi, Abderrahmane; Marouani, Ihssane El; Haloui, Abderrafii El; Johra, Bouchra El; Ouahabi, Rachid; Moulki, Rachid; Azami, Amina Idrissi; Achhab, Youness El

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2021022

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“…13 Asthma exacerbations were associated with air pollution. 14,15 Lung function, emphysema prevalence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) progression, and lung cancer incidence rates were all negatively impacted by long-term exposure to air pollution. [16][17][18][19][20] Although air quality in China has improved significantly in recent years, the annual concentration of inhalable particulates greatly exceeds WHO guidelines.…”

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Exploring Associations Between Short-Term Air Pollution and Daily Outpatient Visits for Allergic Rhinitis

Tang,

Sun,

Wang

et al. 2023

RMHP

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Exploring Associations Between Short-Term Air Pollution and Daily Outpatient Visits for Allergic Rhinitis

Tang,

Sun,

Wang

et al. 2023

RMHP

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“…So far, only five studies in Morocco have been conducted to quantify the health impact of particulate matter using, in addition to PM10, SO2, NOx, and O3 as exposure markers [28][29][30][31][32].…”

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Mortality and morbidity assessment attributed to short- and long-term exposure to fine particles in ambient air of Agadir city, Morocco: The AirQ model approach

Bouchriti¹,

Korrida²,

Haddou³

et al. 2023

Environ Anal Health Toxicol

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It is well established that respiratory mortality and morbidity are associated with high concentrations of fine particles such as PM2.5. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long- and short-term impacts of PM2.5 on the population of Agadir, Morocco, using AirQ 2.1.1 software. The mean PM2.5 values were obtained from data collected at three sites. Baseline incidence data were obtained from the literature, and relative risk (RR) values were referenced from the World Health Organization. This study quantified long-term total mortality (LT-TM), lung cancer mortality (LT-LC), morbidity from acute lower respiratory tract infections (LT-ALRI), and morbidity from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (LT-COPD), as well as short-term total mortality (ST-TM). The attributable proportions (AP) of LT-TM and LT-LC were estimated to 14.19% and 18.42%, respectively. Their excess deaths were estimated to 279 and 11 persons, respectively, and their RRs to 1.16 (95% CI: 1.10-1.22) and 1.23 (95% CI: 1.12-1.37), respectively. Furthermore, the AP of LT-ALRI and LT-COPD were estimated to 14.36% and 15.68%, respectively, their excess deaths to 33 and 4, and their RRs to 1.17 (95% CI: 1.11-1.31) and 1.19 (95% CI: 1.00-1.02), respectively. In comparison, the AP of ST-TM was estimated to 1.27%, with a 25-person excess death rate. This study was conducted to inform decision-making and to promote local policies on ambient air quality.

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“…Environmental toxicants cause a wide range of effects on the respiratory system, from reversible local reactions to long-term chronic impact: local irritation, direct epithelium cells of the respiratory airways damage, allergic reactions (such as asthma), and cancer [1]. Although most recent epidemiological research focused on short-term (such as 24 h average) exposures to PM, O 3 , NO x , SO 2 , CO, black smoke, and other pollutants [1,17,[29][30][31][32], several studies suggest the long-term influence is more common in people with a predisposing disease-lung and cardiopulmonary diseases include COPD and asthma exacerbations, lung cancer mortality, etc. [19,[33][34][35][36][37][38][39]-and may be more important from a general public health perspective [33,[40][41][42].…”

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Combined Effect of Hot Weather and Outdoor Air Pollution on Respiratory Health: Literature Review

Grigorieva

Lukyanets

2021

Atmosphere

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Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory health is well documented. At the same time, it is widely known that extreme weather events intrinsically exacerbate air pollution impact. Particularly, hot weather and extreme temperatures during heat waves (HW) significantly affect human health, increasing risks of respiratory mortality and morbidity. Concurrently, a synergistic effect of air pollution and high temperatures can be combined with weather–air pollution interaction during wildfires. The purpose of the current review is to summarize literature on interplay of hot weather, air pollution, and respiratory health consequences worldwide, with the ultimate goal of identifying the most dangerous pollution agents and vulnerable population groups. A literature search was conducted using electronic databases Web of Science, Pubmed, Science Direct, and Scopus, focusing only on peer-reviewed journal articles published in English from 2000 to 2021. The main findings demonstrate that the increased level of PM10 and O3 results in significantly higher rates of respiratory and cardiopulmonary mortality. Increments in PM2.5 and PM10, O3, CO, and NO2 concentrations during high temperature episodes are dramatically associated with higher admissions to hospital in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, daily hospital emergency transports for asthma, acute and chronic bronchitis, and premature mortality caused by respiratory disease. Excessive respiratory health risk is more pronounced in elderly cohorts and small children. Both heat waves and outdoor air pollution are synergistically linked and are expected to be more serious in the future due to greater climate instability, being a crucial threat to global public health that requires the responsible involvement of researchers at all levels. Sustainable urban planning and smart city design could significantly reduce both urban heat islands effect and air pollution.

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Ambient air pollution and emergency department visits among children and adults in Casablanca, Morocco

Cited by 8 publications

References 56 publications

Exploring Associations Between Short-Term Air Pollution and Daily Outpatient Visits for Allergic Rhinitis

Exploring Associations Between Short-Term Air Pollution and Daily Outpatient Visits for Allergic Rhinitis

Mortality and morbidity assessment attributed to short- and long-term exposure to fine particles in ambient air of Agadir city, Morocco: The AirQ model approach

Combined Effect of Hot Weather and Outdoor Air Pollution on Respiratory Health: Literature Review

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