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Ver términos de la licenciaJiménez, Jorge, et al. (2024). Impact of atmospheric particle concentrations on respiratory diseases in the population of the city of Los Ángeles, Chile. Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental; Vol. 40, 2024; 455-463. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4160509
Autor(es)
Jiménez, Jorge; Fernández, Alessandra; Mardones, Cristian
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
Impact of atmospheric particle concentrations on respiratory diseases in the population of the city of Los Ángeles, Chile
Fecha
2024-10-29
Resumen
The city of Los Angeles, located in south-central Chile, has severe air quality problems in the winter months due to the use of firewood for residential heating. The effects of poor air quality on population health were evaluated by linking particulate matter concentrations with medical care for respiratory and circulatory causes between 2013 and 2019. Specifically, generalized linear models (Poisson and negative binomial) were used to relate the concentration of inhalable (PM10) and fine (PM2.5) atmospheric particles to emergency care and hospital admissions, considering the following age groups: under 15 years of age, between 15 and 64, and over 65. The results show that a 100 μg/m3 increase in the daily concentration of PM2.5 raises emergency care by 3 and 2% in the age groups under 15 and between 15 and 64 years, respectively. On the other hand, the risk of hospitalization rises by 7% for the first age group when the PM10 concentration increases by 100 μg/m3. However, no significant effects were observed for circulatory conditions.
Tema
calidad del aire; estudio epidemiológico; combustión de leña; Estudios epidemiológicos; Efectos de la contaminación en la salud de la población; air quality; epidemiological study; wood burning; epidemiological studies; effects of air pollution on the health of the population
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN impreso: 0188-4999
