Mechanisms underlying the health effects of desert sand dust

Fussell, Julia C.; Kelly, Frank J.

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106790

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“…It has been considered that these organic and inorganic pollutants were simultaneously long-range transported to Japan by westerly winds. They are thought to be common causes of hospital admission for respiratory, cerebrovascular, and cardiovascular diseases [10], cough prevalence [11][12][13], itchy eyes [14], asthma exacerbation [15], and seasonal allergic rhinitis [7,16].…”

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Different Transport Behaviors between Asian Dust and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Areas: Monitoring in Fukuoka and Kanazawa, Japan

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To clarify different effects of Asian dust (AD), long-range transported from Asian continent, on total suspended particles (TSP) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Japan, TSP were simultaneously collected during AD periods (from 1 March to 31 May 2020 and 2021) in Fukuoka and Kanazawa. During AD days, decided by Light Detection and Ranging and Japan Meteorological Agency, TSP concentrations increased significantly (p < 0.001) at two sampling sites. PAH concentrations increased in Kanazawa (p < 0.001) but not in Fukuoka on AD days. Correlation coefficients (r) between daily TSP and total PAHs concentrations were weak in Kanazawa: 0.521 (non-AD) and 0.526 (AD) (p < 0.01), and in Fukuoka: 0.321 (non-AD) and 0.059 (AD). However, correlation between seasonal (average monthly) TSP and total PAH concentrations were stronger: 0.680 (Kanazawa) and 0.751 (Fukuoka). The reasons might be that seasonal variations of TSP and total PAHs in two cities depend equally on planetary scale westerly, while daily TSP and total PAHs variations in each city varied by different transportation distances from AD and PAHs sources in the Asian continent to Japan. Different local sources and meteorological conditions were considered. These results are important for elucidating the causes of chronic and acute respiratory diseases.

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Different Transport Behaviors between Asian Dust and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Areas: Monitoring in Fukuoka and Kanazawa, Japan

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“…Besides, the composition of dust aerosols may change during long-distance transportation, particularly atmospheric bacterial levels and community diversity would signi cantly increase. These dust aerosols may increase the level of pro-in ammatory mediators and airway in ammation by activating the TLR2 and NALP3 in ammatory pathways in alveolar macrophages [44] , which may nally increase the risk of in uenza. Another explanation could also be the great sensitivity of in uenza viral to climate [45,46] , and dust emissions may in uence the activity and transmission of viral.…”

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Dust events affect the occurrence of influenza: A case-crossover study in an arid city of China

Zhang

Wang

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Background Air aerosol is believed to be an important pathway for infectious disease transmission like COVID-19 as well as influenza. Therefore, we hypothesized that there might be a strong association between dust events and influenza, especially in semi-arid areas. This study aims to explore the effects of ambient particulate matter (PM) and dust events on laboratory-confirmed influenza cases in a semi-arid city. Methods A descriptive analysis of daily laboratory-confirmed influenza (influenza) cases, PM (PM10 and PM2.5), meteorological parameters and dust events were conducted from 2014 to 2019 in Lanzhou, China. The Case-crossover design combined with conditional Poisson regression models was used to estimate the lagging effects of PM and dust events on influenza. In addition, a hierarchical model was used to quantitatively evaluate the interactive effect of PM with ambient temperature and absolute humidity on influenza. Results We found that PM and dust events had a significant effect on influenza. The effects of PM10 and PM2.5 on influenza became stronger as the cumulative lag days increased, the greatest estimated relative risks (RRs) were 1.018 (1.011,1.024) and 1.06 1(1.034,1.087), respectively. Compared with the non-dust days, the effects of dust events with duration ≥ 1 day and with duration ≥ 2 days on influenza were the strongest at lag0 day, with the estimated RRs of 1.245 (95% CI: 1.061–1.463) and 1.483 (95% CI: 1.232–1.784), respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that pre-school children and school-aged children were more sensitive to PM and dust events exposure. Besides, we also found the low humidity and temperature had an interaction with PM, which could aggravate the risk of influenza. Conclusions Ambient PM and dust events exposure may increase the risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza, and the risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza increased with the dust events duration. These findings will provide additional epidemiological evidence for future influenza prevention and environmental protection.

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“…Drought was associated with lower odds of completing childhood BCG, DPT, and polio vaccines, suggesting risk of future disease outbreaks 86 . In a systematic review, during droughts in India, the work burden on women and children increased, along with malnutrition and anemia 87 . Meanwhile, a review of experimental studies found a likely harmful effect of desert dust on asthma and respiratory infections, suggesting dust may be a platform for other chemicals that enhance its pulmonary toxicity 88 .…”

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2021 Climate and Health Review – Uncharted Territory: Extreme Weather Events and Morbidity

Sheehan

2022

Int J Health Serv

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Extreme weather events (EWEs) affected health in every world region during 2021, placing the planet in “uncharted territory.” Portraying the human impacts of EWEs is part of a health frame that suggests public knowledge of these risks will spur support for needed policy change. The health frame has gained traction since the Paris COP21 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) and arguably helped to achieve modest progress at the Glasgow COP26. However, reporting rarely covers the full picture of health impacts from EWEs, instead focusing on cost of damages, mortality, and displacement. This review summarizes data for 30 major EWEs of 2021 and, based on the epidemiological literature, discusses morbidity-related exposures for four hazards that marked the year: wildfire smoke; extreme cold and power outages; extreme, precipitation-related flooding; and drought. A very large likely burden of morbidity was found, with particularly widespread exposure to risk of respiratory outcomes (including interactions with COVID-19) and mental illnesses. There is need for a well-disseminated global annual report on EWE morbidity, including affected population estimates and evolving science. In this way, the public health frame may be harnessed to bolster evidence for the broader and promising frame of “urgency and agency” for climate change action.

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Mechanisms underlying the health effects of desert sand dust

Cited by 54 publications

References 111 publications

Different Transport Behaviors between Asian Dust and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Areas: Monitoring in Fukuoka and Kanazawa, Japan

Different Transport Behaviors between Asian Dust and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Areas: Monitoring in Fukuoka and Kanazawa, Japan

Dust events affect the occurrence of influenza: A case-crossover study in an arid city of China

2021 Climate and Health Review – Uncharted Territory: Extreme Weather Events and Morbidity

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