The objective of the study was to investigate short- and long-term mortality due to exposure of the inhabitants of Ahvaz (Iran) to ground-level ozone (O-3). The study employed the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe's (WHO/Europe) AirQ + modeling system to estimate total mortality (TM), cardiovascular mortality (CM), and respiratory mortality (RM) using relative risks (RR) and baseline incidences (BI). The AirQ + model estimates that 2.08% (95% CI: 1.392.76) of TM, 2.78% of CM (95% CI: 04.13), and 5.48% of RM (95% CI: 2.768.14) in 2015 are attributed to surface O-3 concentration exceeding 10 mu g m(-3). Due to lower surface O-3 concentrations in 2016 (35.2 mu g/m(3)), compared to 2015 (79.2 mu g/m(3)), the attributable proportions of health endpoints to O-3 exposure were significantly lower, i.e., .72% for TM, .96% for CM and 1.92% for RM. The long-term excess risks for RM were 1.53% (95% CI: .772.28) and .14% (95% CI: .07.2) in 2015 and 2016, respectively. The estimated health effects from O-3 exposures in Ahvaz were low compared to other studies in Iran and across the world. Introduction of electric and hybrid cars with good urban planning could further reduce the health impacts of O-3 exposure in Ahvaz.
1.Coll Engn, Dept Civil & Architectural Engn, Muscat, Oman 2.Ahvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, ETRC, Ahwaz, Iran 3.ARGANS, Sophia Antipolis, France 4.Clarkson Univ, Ctr Air Resources Engn & Sci, Potsdam, NY USA 5.Univ Rochester, Sch Med & Dent, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Rochester, NY USA 6.Ahvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Publ Hlth Ctr East, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Ahwaz, Iran 7.Lorestan Univ Med Sci, Nutr Hlth Res Ctr, Sch Hlth & Nutr, Dept Occupat Hlth, Khorramabad, Iran 8.ENEA, Dept Terr & Prod Syst Sustainabil, Rome, Italy 9.Ahvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Dept Environm Hlth, Hlth Care Syst Karoon, Ahwaz, Iran
Recommended Citation:
Amoatey, Patrick,Takdastan, Afshin,Sicard, Pierre,et al. Short and long-term impacts of ambient ozone on health in Ahvaz, Iran[J]. HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT,2019-01-01,25(5):1336-1351