1. Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and Hospital Admissions
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STAFOGGIA, MASSIMO, ALESSANDRINI, ESTER RITA, MARCHESI, STEFANO, PANDOLFI, PAOLO, RANZI, ANDREA, FORASTIERE, FRANCESCO, ANGELINI, PAOLA, DAVOLI, MARINA, FERRARI, SILVIA, PIZZI, LORENZO, POLUZZI, VANES, STIVANELLO, ELISA, Zauli Sajani, Stefano, Pey, Jorge, Samoli, Evangelia, Basagaã±a, Xavier, Cernigliaro, Achille, Chiusolo, Monica, Demaria, Moreno, Dãaz, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kelessis, Apostolos G., Linares, Cristina, Medina, Sylvia, Pã©rez, Noemã, Querol, Xavier, Randi, Giorgia, Tobias, A., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Cadum, E., Catrambone, M., Chiusolo, M., de Donato, F., Demaria, M., Gandini, M., Grosa, M., Faustini, A., Pelosini, R., Perrino, C., Pietrodangelo, A., Priod, G., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rowinski, M., Scarinzi, C., Zauli Sajani, S., Dimakopoulou, K., Elefteriadis, K., Katsouyanni, K., Kelessis, A., Maggos, T., Michalopoulos, N., Pateraki, S., Petrakakis, M., Rodopoulou, S., Samoli, E., Sypsa, V., Agis, D., Alguacil, J., Artiã±ano, B., Barrera Gómez, J., Basagaã±a, X., de la Rosa, J., Diaz, J., Fernandez, R., Jacquemin, B., Karanasiou, A., Linares, C., Ostro, B., Perez, N., Pey, J., Querol, X., Salvador, P., Sanchez, A. M., Sunyer, J., Bidondo, M., Declercq, C., Le Tertre, A., Lozano, P., Medina, S., Pascal, L., Pascal, M., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Matemàtica Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CoDAlab - Control, Modelització, Identificació i Aplicacions, Perez, Noemi, Querol, Xavier, Tobías, Aurelio, Perez, Noemi [0000-0003-2420-6727], Querol, Xavier [0000-0002-6549-9899], Tobías, Aurelio [0000-0001-6428-6755], Stafoggia, Massimo, Zauli Sajani, Stefano, Pey, Jorge, Samoli, Evangelia, Alessandrini, ESTER RITA, Basagaã±a, Xavier, Cernigliaro, Achille, Chiusolo, Monica, Demaria, Moreno, Dãaz, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kelessis, Apostolos G., Linares, Cristina, Marchesi, Stefano, Medina, Sylvia, Pandolfi, Paolo, Pã©rez, Noemã, Randi, Giorgia, Ranzi, Andrea, Tobias, A., Forastiere, Francesco, Angelini, Paola, Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Cadum, E., Catrambone, M., Chiusolo, M., Davoli, Marina, de Donato, F., Demaria, M., Gandini, M., Grosa, M., Faustini, A., Ferrari, Silvia, Pelosini, R., Perrino, C., Pietrodangelo, A., Pizzi, Lorenzo, Poluzzi, Vane, Priod, G., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rowinski, M., Scarinzi, C., Stivanello, Elisa, Zauli Sajani, S., Dimakopoulou, K., Elefteriadis, K., Katsouyanni, K., Kelessis, A., Maggos, T., Michalopoulos, N., Pateraki, S., Petrakakis, M., Rodopoulou, S., Samoli, E., Sypsa, V., Agis, D., Alguacil, J., Artiã±ano, B., Barrera Gómez, J., Basagaã±a, X., de la Rosa, J., Diaz, J., Fernandez, R., Jacquemin, B., Karanasiou, A., Linares, C., Ostro, B., Perez, N., Pey, J., Querol, X., Salvador, P., Sanchez, A. M., Sunyer, J., Bidondo, M., Declercq, C., Le Tertre, A., Lozano, P., Medina, S., Pascal, L., and Pascal, M.
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Respiratory Tract Diseases ,Air pollution ,010501 environmental sciences ,medicine.disease_cause ,01 natural sciences ,Cardiovascular Disease ,Pólvores metàl·liques ,Respiratory Tract Disease ,Air Pollutants ,Aire -- Contaminació ,Dust ,Particulates ,Pollution ,Citie ,Europe ,Hospitalization ,Geography ,Air Pollutant ,Cardiovascular Diseases ,Contaminació ,Seasons ,Desert Climate ,Sand dust ,geographic locations ,Human ,Air -- Pollution ,Health outcomes ,complex mixtures ,Air pollutants ,Environmental health ,Air Pollution ,medicine ,Humans ,Ciències de la salut::Impacte ambiental [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] ,Cities ,Mortality ,Particle Size ,Desert dust ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Desert climate ,Research ,fungi ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Outbreak ,Metal powders ,respiratory tract diseases ,Particulate Matter ,Season ,Particulate matter ,Pols -- Aspectes ambientals - Abstract
Background: Evidence on the association between short-term exposure to desert dust and health outcomes is controversial. Objectives: We aimed to estimate the short-term effects of particulate matter ≤ 10 μm (PM10) on mortality and hospital admissions in 13 Southern European cities, distinguishing between PM10 originating from the desert and from other sources. Methods: We identified desert dust advection days in multiple Mediterranean areas for 2001–2010 by combining modeling tools, back-trajectories, and satellite data. For each advection day, we estimated PM10 concentrations originating from desert, and computed PM10 from other sources by difference. We fitted city-specific Poisson regression models to estimate the association between PM from different sources (desert and non-desert) and daily mortality and emergency hospitalizations. Finally, we pooled city-specific results in a random-effects meta-analysis. Results: On average, 15% of days were affected by desert dust at ground level (desert PM10 > 0 μg/m3). Most episodes occurred in spring–summer, with increasing gradient of both frequency and intensity north–south and west–east of the Mediterranean basin. We found significant associations of both PM10 concentrations with mortality. Increases of 10 μg/m3 in non-desert and desert PM10 (lag 0–1 days) were associated with increases in natural mortality of 0.55% (95% CI: 0.24, 0.87%) and 0.65% (95% CI: 0.24, 1.06%), respectively. Similar associations were estimated for cardio-respiratory mortality and hospital admissions. Conclusions: PM10 originating from the desert was positively associated with mortality and hospitalizations in Southern Europe. Policy measures should aim at reducing population exposure to anthropogenic airborne particles even in areas with large contribution from desert dust advections. © 2016, Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services. All Rights Reserved.
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- 2015