Importance of Punctual Monitoring to Evaluate the Health Effects of Airborne Particulate Matter

Alberto Izzotti (), Paola Spatera, Zumama Khalid and Alessandra Pulliero
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Alberto Izzotti: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Paola Spatera: Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Zumama Khalid: Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Alessandra Pulliero: Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: Particulate matter (PM) pollution is one of the major public health problems worldwide, given the high mortality attributable to exposure to PM pollution and the high pathogenicity that is found above all in the respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems. The main sources of PM pollution are the daily use of fuels (wood, coal, organic residues) in appliances without emissions abatement systems, industrial emissions, and vehicular traffic. This review aims to investigate the causes of PM pollution and classify the different types of dust based on their size. The health effects of exposure to PM will also be discussed. Particular attention is paid to the measurement method, which is unsuitable in the risk assessment process, as the evaluation of the average PM compared to the evaluation of PM with punctual monitoring significantly underestimates the health risk induced by the achievement of high PM values, even for limited periods of time.

Keywords: particulate matter exposure; PM2.5; ultrafine particles; public health; environmental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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