Acute Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter on Mortality in Europe and North America: Results from the APHENA Study

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Authors

Evangelia Samoli · National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Roger D. Peng · Johns Hopkins University

Tim Ramsay · University of Ottawa

Marina Pipikou · National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Giota Touloumi · National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Francesca Dominici · Johns Hopkins University

Rick Burnett

Abstract

Estimates of the increased mortality associated with PM air pollution based on the APHENA study were generally comparable with results of previous reports. Overall, risk estimates were similar in Europe and in the United States but higher in Canada. However, PM(10) effect modification patterns were somewhat different in Europe and the United States.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts Energy and Environment Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 116, Issue 11, pp. 1480-1486

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11345

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