The Relationship between Selected Causes of Postneonatal Infant Mortality and Particulate Air Pollution in the United States

Woodruff, Tracey J.; Grillo, Jeanne; Schoendorf, Kenneth C.

doi:10.2307/3433606

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“…Children have been considered to be more susceptible than adults to the effects of pollution, and this has been confirmed for respiratory mortality (Bobak andLeon 1992, 1999a;Woodruff et al 1997) and, somewhat less consistently, for respiratory morbidity and respiratory symptoms (Committee of the Environmental and Occupational Health Assembly of the American Thoracic Society 1996; Raizenne et al 1998;Schwela 2000). Recent studies suggest that air pollution is also associated with impaired growth in utero, measured by birth weight, intra-uterine growth retardation and pre-term births (Bobak 2000;Bobak and Leon 1999b;Dejmek et al 1999;Ritz et al 2000;Ritz and Yu 1999).…”

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Relation between children?s height and outdoor air pollution from coal-burning sources in the British 1946 birth cohort

Bobák

Richards

Wadsworth

2004

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Relation between children?s height and outdoor air pollution from coal-burning sources in the British 1946 birth cohort

Bobák

Richards

Wadsworth

2004

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Public health risks from PM 2.5 are highest among young children Kaiser et al 2004;Woodruff et al 1997) and the elderly (Dockery et al 1993;Pope et al 1995;Krewski et al 2000). On an annual basis, San Diego County meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Annual National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM 2.5 but exceeds the 24-hr NAAQS for PM 2.5 a few times during the cooler months of the year (County of San Diego Air Pollution Control District 2009).…”

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Climate change-related impacts in the San Diego region by 2050

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Miranda²,

Young³

et al. 2011

Climatic Change

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This paper explores what the San Diego region may look like in the year 2050 as projected changes in regional climate conditions take place. Focusing on interrelated issues of climate change, sea level rise, population growth, land use, and changes in water, energy, public health, wildfires, biodiversity, and habitat, the paper reviews the potential impacts of a changing climate by 2050 and makes recommendations for changes in planning processes at the local and regional levels to prepare for these impacts. The original research for this study was completed in 2008 by a team of 40 experts from the region including universities, nonprofit organizations, local governments, public sector agencies and private sector entities. This paper has now been updated with more recent research regarding climate change adaptation while preserving the integrity of the original research team's work. The simulated impacts discussed in this study are based on regional projections of climate change generated by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, employing three climate models and two emissions scenarios used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The impacts are discussed in the context of significant regional growth expected during the period as well as an aging population base. Key issues explored in the report include potential inundation of six selected low-lying coastal areas in San Diego due to sea level rise, potential shortfalls in water deliveries, peak energy demand increases due to higher temperatures, growing risk of devastating wildfires, migrations of species in response to higher temperatures in an increasingly fragmented natural habitat, and public health issues associated with extreme temperature events.

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“…Recent studies have added proofs of the impact of exposure to air pollution on the risk of intrauterine or post-neonatal death [7,8], or congenital defects [9], prematurity [10,11] and foetal development [1,3,12].…”

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Exposure to ambient air pollution and prenatal and early childhood health effects

2005

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Over the last years, concern for the possible influence of exposure to air pollutants in children during gestation or the first years of life has grown; exposure levels which may be reached nowadays in our dwellings and in our streets. In the present study evidence over the possible impact of ambient air pollution on the foetus and the infants (i.e.: less than 1 year) published during the last decade, 1994--2003, are revised. Studies on infant mortality and exposure to particles show an outstanding consistence in the magnitude of the effects, despite the different designs used. As a whole, data show that an increase in 10 microg/m3 of particle concentration (measured as PM10) is associated with to about 5% increase in post-neonatal mortality for all causes and around 22% for post-neonatal mortality for respiratory diseases. Regarding damage in foetal health, although results are not always consistent, most studies show associations with exposure to air pollution during pregnancy. However, the precise mechanisms of action of air pollutants on adverse reproductive results are still unknown, so is the period of exposure most relevant during pregnancy and the specific pollutant which may represent a higher risk. Follow-up studies evaluating personal exposure to different air pollutants are required, allowing for the adequate evaluation of the impact of each pollutant in different periods of pregnancy, as well as providing hypotheses on their possible mechanisms of action.

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The Relationship between Selected Causes of Postneonatal Infant Mortality and Particulate Air Pollution in the United States

Cited by 73 publications

References 3 publications

Relation between children?s height and outdoor air pollution from coal-burning sources in the British 1946 birth cohort

Relation between children?s height and outdoor air pollution from coal-burning sources in the British 1946 birth cohort

Climate change-related impacts in the San Diego region by 2050

Exposure to ambient air pollution and prenatal and early childhood health effects

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