Particulate air pollution and health effects for cardiovascular and respiratory causes over an industrial neighborhood; Linking epidemiological time series studies and the power of a health perception survey

Díaz-Robles, Luis Alonso; Ortega, J.C.; Guerrero, M.; Silva, M.P.

Particulate air pollution and health effects for cardiovascular and respiratory causes over an industrial neighborhood; Linking epidemiological time series studies and the power of a health perception survey

dc.contributor.author	Díaz-Robles, Luis Alonso
dc.contributor.author	Ortega, J.C.
dc.contributor.author	Guerrero, M.
dc.contributor.author	Silva, M.P.
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-08T15:29:54Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-08T15:29:54Z
dc.date.issued	2012-02-08
dc.description.abstract	Talcahuano and Hualpén counties are one of the most highly industrial-polluted coastal zones in Chile, overhanging the iron foundry industry, coal burning power plants, chemical industry, and petroleum refinery, etc. The relationship between air pollution from PM2.5 measured at the Libertad monitoring station and health effects as the daily number of deaths and hospital admissions, for specific cardiovascular and respiratory diseases were studied. The results were compared with a health perception survey applied to the local population during spring 2008. Significant statistical associations were found between daily mortality and morbidity in Talcahuano-Hualpén area for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and daily PM2.5 concentration, coinciding with the health perception of the inhabitants from these counties. The results suggest that point sources may be responsible for increased mortality in that industrial area. This has an important implication in relation with the size and chemical composition of the particles, but also for monitoring and control strategies. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 103rd AWMA Annual Conference and Exhibition (Alberta, Canada 6/22-25/2010).	es
dc.format	PDF	es
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, Vol. 3, 2405-2418, 2010	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/591
dc.language.iso	en	es
dc.source	Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA	es
dc.subject	Polución	es
dc.subject	Enfermedades cardiovasculares	es
dc.subject	Enfermedades respiratorias	es
dc.title	Particulate air pollution and health effects for cardiovascular and respiratory causes over an industrial neighborhood; Linking epidemiological time series studies and the power of a health perception survey	es
dc.type	Artículo de Revista	es
uct.carrera	Ingeniería Civil Ambiental	es
uct.carrera	Ingeniería en Recursos Naturales Renovables	es
uct.catalogador	aga	es
uct.comunidad	Ingeniería	es
uct.facultad	Facultad de Ingeniería	es
uct.indizacion	ISI	es