Cuantificación económica de los beneficios en salud asociados a la reducción de la contaminación por MP10 en Concepción Metropolitano, Chile / Health and economic benefits of reducing 10 µm particulate matter (PM10) in Metropolitan Area of Concepción, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 143(4): 475-483, abr. 2015. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Several international studies show the effects of PM10 pollution on health but specific analyses for many cities in Chile are lacking.Aim:
To relate PM10 concentrations to effects with population health and quantify the economic benefits of its reduction in Concepción Metropolitan Area. Material andMethods:
Poisson regression and generalized additive models were used to analyze the short-term effects of PM10 on mortality and morbidity, controlling for lags, seasonal, trend and weather variables. The damage function method to determine the economic impact of pollution reduction was used.Results:
The selected concentration-response (C-R) coefficients showed that PM10 concentrations had effects on hospital admissions with a two days lag for respiratory diseases in children under 15 years of age and with a one day lag for asthma in patients over 64 years. The effects on premature mortality had a six days lag. The decrease in 1 µg/m³ of PM10 concentration would generate benefits ranging from 1,025.8 to 32,490.9 million of Chilean pesos per year, with a confidence level of 95%, according the estimation based on concentration-response coefficients and their economic cost.Conclusions:
Reduction of PM10 would have important health and economic benefits.Palavras-chave
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doenças Respiratórias
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Poluição do Ar
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Exposição Ambiental
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Material Particulado
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile