Absentee and Economic Impact of Low-Level Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone Exposure in K-12 Students

Daniel L. Mendoza, Cheryl S. Pirozzi, Erik T. Crosman, Theodore G. Liou, Yue Zhang, Jessica J. Cleeves, Stephen C. Bannister, William R. L. Anderegg and Robert Paine
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Daniel L. Mendoza: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah
Cheryl S. Pirozzi: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah
Erik T. Crosman: Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University
Theodore G. Liou: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah
Yue Zhang: Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
Jessica J. Cleeves: Center for Science and Mathematics Education, University of Utah
Stephen C. Bannister: Department of Economics, University of Utah
William R. L. Anderegg: School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah
Robert Paine: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah

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Abstract: High air pollution levels are associated with school absences. However, low level pollution impact on individual school absences are under-studied. We modelled PM2.5 and ozone concentrations at 36 schools from July 2015 to June 2018 using data from a dense, research grade regulatory sensor network. We determined exposures and daily absences at each school. We used generalized estimating equations model to retrospectively estimate rate ratios for association between outdoor pollutant concentrations and school absences. We estimated lost school revenue, productivity, and family economic burden. PM2.5 and ozone concentrations and absence rates vary across the School District. Pollution exposure were associated with as high a rate ratio of 1.02 absences per ug/m$^3$ and 1.01 per ppb increase for PM2.5 and ozone, respectively. Significantly, even PM2.5 and ozone exposure below regulatory standards (

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