Burden of Mortality and Disease Attributable to Multiple Air Pollutants in Warsaw, Poland

Piotr Holnicki, Marko Tainio, Andrzej Kałuszko and Zbigniew Nahorski
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Piotr Holnicki: Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-447 Warsaw, Poland
Marko Tainio: Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-447 Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej Kałuszko: Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-447 Warsaw, Poland
Zbigniew Nahorski: Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-447 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Air pollution is a significant public health issue all over the world, especially in urban areas where a large number of inhabitants are affected. In this study, we quantify the health burden due to local air pollution for Warsaw, Poland. The health impact of the main air pollutants, PM, NO X , SO 2 , CO, C 6 H 6 , BaP and heavy metals is considered. The annual mean concentrations are predicted with the CALPUFF air quality modeling system using the year 2012 emission and meteorological data. The emission field comprises point, mobile and area sources. The exposure to these pollutants was estimated using population data with a spatial resolution of 0.5 × 0.5 km 2 . Changes in mortality and in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) were estimated with relative risk functions obtained from literature. It has been predicted that local emissions cause approximately 1600 attributable deaths and 29,000 DALYs per year. About 80% of the health burden was due to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). Mobile and area sources contributed 46% and 52% of total DALYs, respectively. When the inflow from outside was included, the burden nearly doubled to 51,000 DALYs. These results indicate that local decisions can potentially reduce associated negative health effects, but a national-level policy is required for reducing the strong environmental impact of PM emissions.

Keywords: air pollution; exposure; mortality; disability-adjusted life years (DALY); health impact assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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