Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians)
This study presents the PM<sub>10</sub> concentration, respiratory and cardiovascular disease hospital admissions evolution in the Ciuc basin for a period of 9 years (2008–2016), taking into consideration different meteorological conditions: boundary layer, lifting condensation level, te...
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doaj-383399d33bb34eba82a4febe231858ea2021-02-24T00:05:32ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-02-011228928910.3390/atmos12020289Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians)Katalin Bodor0Miruna Mihaela Micheu1Ágnes Keresztesi2Marius-Victor Birsan3Ion-Andrei Nita4Zsolt Bodor5Sándor Petres6Attila Korodi7Róbert Szép8Doctoral School of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 6, 7624 Pécs, HungaryClinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Calea Floreasca 8, 014461 Bucharest, RomaniaDoctoral School of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 6, 7624 Pécs, HungaryMeteo Romania (National Meteorological Administration), Sos. București-Ploiești 97, 013686 Bucharest, RomaniaMeteo Romania (National Meteorological Administration), Sos. București-Ploiești 97, 013686 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Bioengineering, Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, , Piaţa Libertăţii 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, RomaniaDepartment of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 1-7 Gheorghe Polizu, 011061 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Bioengineering, Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, , Piaţa Libertăţii 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, RomaniaDepartment of Bioengineering, Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, , Piaţa Libertăţii 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, RomaniaThis study presents the PM<sub>10</sub> concentration, respiratory and cardiovascular disease hospital admissions evolution in the Ciuc basin for a period of 9 years (2008–2016), taking into consideration different meteorological conditions: boundary layer, lifting condensation level, temperature-humidity index, and wind chill equivalent chart index. The PM<sub>10</sub> and hospital admissions evolution showed a very fluctuated hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly tendency. The PM<sub>10</sub> concentration in winter (34.72 μg/m<sup>3</sup>) was 82% higher than the multiannual average (19.00 μg/m<sup>3</sup>), and almost three times higher than in summer (11.71 μg/m<sup>3</sup>). During the winter, PM<sub>10</sub> concentration increased by an average of 9.36 μg/m<sup>3</sup> due to the increased household heating. Climatological parameters have a demonstrable effect on the PM<sub>10</sub> concentration variation. Children, the elderly and men are more sensitive to air pollution, the calculated relative risk for men was (<i>RR</i> = 1.45), and for women (<i>RR</i> = 1.37), respectively. A moderate correlation (0.51) was found between PM<sub>10</sub> and pneumonia (P), while a relatively weak correlation (0.39) was demonstrated in the case of PM<sub>10</sub> and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). Furthermore, except thermal humidity index (THI), strong negative correlations were observed between the multiannual monthly mean PM<sub>10</sub> and the meteorological data. The PM<sub>10</sub> followed a moderate negative correlation with the boundary layer (−0.61). In the case of URTI and P, the highest number of hospital admissions occurred with a 5 to 7-day lag, while the 10 μg/m<sup>3</sup> PM<sub>10</sub> increase resulted in a 2.04% and 8.28% morbidity increase. For lung cancer (LC) and cardiovascular diseases (AMI, IHD, CCP), a maximum delay of 5-6 months was found. Three-month delay and an average growth of 1.51% was observed in the case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overall, these findings revealed that PM<sub>10</sub> was and it is responsible for one-third of the diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/2/289PM<sub>10</sub>health impactspecific atmospheric conditionsCarpathian Mountains |
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Katalin Bodor Miruna Mihaela Micheu Ágnes Keresztesi Marius-Victor Birsan Ion-Andrei Nita Zsolt Bodor Sándor Petres Attila Korodi Róbert Szép Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians) Atmosphere PM<sub>10</sub> health impact specific atmospheric conditions Carpathian Mountains |
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Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians) |
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Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians) |
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Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians) |
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Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians) |
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Effects of PM<sub>10 </sub>and Weather on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Ciuc Basin (Romanian Carpathians) |
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effects of pm<sub>10 </sub>and weather on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the ciuc basin (romanian carpathians) |
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This study presents the PM<sub>10</sub> concentration, respiratory and cardiovascular disease hospital admissions evolution in the Ciuc basin for a period of 9 years (2008–2016), taking into consideration different meteorological conditions: boundary layer, lifting condensation level, temperature-humidity index, and wind chill equivalent chart index. The PM<sub>10</sub> and hospital admissions evolution showed a very fluctuated hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly tendency. The PM<sub>10</sub> concentration in winter (34.72 μg/m<sup>3</sup>) was 82% higher than the multiannual average (19.00 μg/m<sup>3</sup>), and almost three times higher than in summer (11.71 μg/m<sup>3</sup>). During the winter, PM<sub>10</sub> concentration increased by an average of 9.36 μg/m<sup>3</sup> due to the increased household heating. Climatological parameters have a demonstrable effect on the PM<sub>10</sub> concentration variation. Children, the elderly and men are more sensitive to air pollution, the calculated relative risk for men was (<i>RR</i> = 1.45), and for women (<i>RR</i> = 1.37), respectively. A moderate correlation (0.51) was found between PM<sub>10</sub> and pneumonia (P), while a relatively weak correlation (0.39) was demonstrated in the case of PM<sub>10</sub> and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). Furthermore, except thermal humidity index (THI), strong negative correlations were observed between the multiannual monthly mean PM<sub>10</sub> and the meteorological data. The PM<sub>10</sub> followed a moderate negative correlation with the boundary layer (−0.61). In the case of URTI and P, the highest number of hospital admissions occurred with a 5 to 7-day lag, while the 10 μg/m<sup>3</sup> PM<sub>10</sub> increase resulted in a 2.04% and 8.28% morbidity increase. For lung cancer (LC) and cardiovascular diseases (AMI, IHD, CCP), a maximum delay of 5-6 months was found. Three-month delay and an average growth of 1.51% was observed in the case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overall, these findings revealed that PM<sub>10</sub> was and it is responsible for one-third of the diseases. |
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PM<sub>10</sub> health impact specific atmospheric conditions Carpathian Mountains |
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