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Air pollution and daily mortality in Sydney, Australia, 1989 through 1993

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  • Morgan, G.
  • Corbett, S.
  • Wlodarczyk, J.
  • Lewis, P.

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Objectives. This study examined effects of outdoor air pollutants in Sydney, Australia, on daily mortality. Methods. Time-series analysis was performed on counts of daily mortality and major outdoor air pollutants (particulates, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide) in Sydney (1989 to 1993) with adjustment for seasonal and cyclical factors. Poisson regression was calculated with allowance for overdispersion and autocorrelation. The effects of lagging exposure by 0 to 2 days were assessed with single- and multiple- pollutant models. Results. An increase in daily mean particulate concentration from the 10th to the 90th centile was associated with an increase of 2.63% (95% confidence interval 0.87 to 4.41) in all-cause mortality and 2.68% (0.25 to 5.16) in cardiovascular mortality. An increase in daily maximum 1-hour ozone concentration from from the 10th to the 90th centile was associated with an increase of 2.04% (0.37 to 3.73) in all-cause mortality and 2.52% (-0.25 to 5.38) cardiovascular mortality. An increase in the daily mean nitrogen dioxide concentration from the 10th to the 90th centile was associated with an increase of 7.71% (-0.34 to 16.40) in respiratory mortality. Multiple-pollutant models suggest that the effects of particulates and ozone on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, and of nitrogen dioxide on respiratory mortality, are independent of the effects of the other pollutants. Conclusions. Current levels of air pollution in Sydney are associated with daily mortality.

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  • Morgan, G. & Corbett, S. & Wlodarczyk, J. & Lewis, P., 1998. "Air pollution and daily mortality in Sydney, Australia, 1989 through 1993," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 88(5), pages 759-764.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1998:88:5:759-764_5
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    1. Tom Beer, 2001. "Air Quality as a Meteorological Hazard," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 23(2), pages 157-169, March.
    2. Takeshi Miyama & Hiroshi Matsui & Kenichi Azuma & Chika Minejima & Yasuyuki Itano & Norimichi Takenaka & Masayuki Ohyama, 2020. "Time Series Analysis of Climate and Air Pollution Factors Associated with Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Concentration in Japan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Vaneckova, Pavla & Beggs, Paul J. & Jacobson, Carol R., 2010. "Spatial analysis of heat-related mortality among the elderly between 1993 and 2004 in Sydney, Australia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(2), pages 293-304, January.

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