Interaction between ambient particles and ozone and its effect on daily mortality.
- Author:
Guo-Hai CHEN
1
;
Gui-Xiang SONG
;
Li-Li JIANG
;
Yun-Hui ZHANG
;
Nai-Qing ZHAO
;
Bing-Heng CHEN
;
Hai-Dong KAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Air Pollutants; toxicity; China; epidemiology; Humans; Mortality; Ozone; toxicity; Urban Population
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2007;20(6):502-505
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo examine the effect of particulate matter (PM) less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) and ozone (O3) on daily mortality in Shanghai, China.
METHODSA generalized additive model with penalized spline function was used to observe the acute effect of PM10 and O3 on daily mortality.
RESULTSHigher PM10 significantly increased the effect of O3 on total mortality, and O3 also increased the effect of PM10 although the estimated increment was statistically insignificant.
CONCLUSIONOur findings provide further evidence for the effect of PM10 and O3 on daily mortality.
