Effective options for addressing air quality– related environmental public health burdens in Saudi Arabia

Woollacott, Jared; Alsufyani, Wael; Beach, Robert; Morrison, Laura T. R.; Hernandez, Alison Bean de; Rakić, Severin; AlOmran, Mashael; Alsukait, Reem F.; Herbst, Christopher H.; AlBalawi, Salem

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10335

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“…1), causing increased air pollutant emissions and negatively affecting health outcomes [40,41]. As a result, the country experiences more deaths attributable to pollutants than other countries with comparable incomes [42]. According to a global burden of disease report, outdoor air pollution is associated with 18,600 mortalities and 2.04 years of loss of life expectancy [43].…”

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The Effects of Toxic Air Pollutants and Environmental Health on Public Health in Saudi Arabia

Zaidan,

Al-Wathinani,

Arbaein

2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Environmental health is one of the public health domains determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors. The current improvement and success in terms of technology, society, and the provision of multiple services after the Industrial Revolution were accompanied by a massive toll of air pollutants that were introduced and emitted into the air, causing global public health issues. It is crucial to understand how harmful air pollutants affect ecological health and the economic consequences of such effects. This study examined the relationship between Environmental Health assessed by CO Carbon Monoxide per capita (CO), Public Health Expenditures per capita (PHE), Toxic Air Pollution (PM₂.₅ and NO₂), and Life Expectancy (LE), using the novel statistical model Bootstrap Autoregressive Distributed Lag (BARDL), for period data from 1990 to 2022 in Saudi Arabia. Results showed no cointegrating relationship and a negative one-way causal relationship between CO, NO₂, PM₂.₅, and LE. Moreover, a positive two-way causal relationship was found between PHE and LE. Saudi Arabia initiated several strategies that aim to reduce environmental pollution and improve the overall quality of air, a step that will promote healthy living and have a vast positive economic impact in the long run.

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The Effects of Toxic Air Pollutants and Environmental Health on Public Health in Saudi Arabia

Zaidan,

Al-Wathinani,

Arbaein

2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Is environmental regulation conducive to the reduction of residents’ health costs? – evidence from the Chinese Family Panel Survey

Xu,

He,

Qin

et al. 2024

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Background In response to environmental degradation and the associated health challenges, the Chinese government has implemented a comprehensive array of environmental protection measures. Given the health enhancement objective of environmental protection measures and the considerable costs involved in the implementation process, evaluating whether environmental regulation is beneficial to reducing the health costs of the population is of great significance for enhancing environmental governance efficiency and social welfare. The data from the Chinese Family Panel Survey (CFPS) is applied to examine the effect of environmental regulation on the reduction of residents’ health costs from a microscopic perspective. Results The results indicate that for a 1% increase in total investment in environmental governance, residents’ health costs will decrease by 0.189%. The examination of the causal pathway suggests that implementing environmental regulation can diminish residents’ health costs through improving air quality and residents’ health status. Concurrently, there exist significant heterogeneities in the role of environmental regulation in reducing residents’ health costs. The effect of environmental regulation is more pronounced for the young, males, and individuals with better self-perceived health. Furthermore, the outcome of environmental regulation exhibits greater efficacy in urban areas compared to rural areas. Lastly, market-incentive environmental regulation in reducing health costs is more effective than command-controlled regulation. Conclusions Enhancing the intensity of environmental regulation contributes to decreasing residents’ health costs. The findings can provide policy reference for implementing environmental governance and achieving tangible enhancements in individuals' life quality.

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Effective options for addressing air quality– related environmental public health burdens in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 2 publications

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The Effects of Toxic Air Pollutants and Environmental Health on Public Health in Saudi Arabia

The Effects of Toxic Air Pollutants and Environmental Health on Public Health in Saudi Arabia

Is environmental regulation conducive to the reduction of residents’ health costs? – evidence from the Chinese Family Panel Survey

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