The impact of industrial pollution exposure on hospital admissions: Evidence from a cement plant in Russia

Mariia Murasheva and Maria A. Cunha-e-Sa

Nova SBE Working Paper Series from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics

Abstract: The effect of individual-level daily silicon dust exposure from cement production on the probability of hospital admissions for respiratory-related reasons is examined. The dataset was collected at the cement plant in Bryanskii region, Russia. We use an aerodynamic dispersion model to calculate pollutants exposure. We find significant impact of silicon dust on hospitalizations for children and elderly adults. We identify a non-linear response of the individual probability of hospital admissions to the average daily inhaled concentrations in the city area where exposure is higher. Our findings contribute to better inform policymakers aiming at reducing industrial air pollution exposure in Russia.

Keywords: Ambient air pollution; Silicon dust exposure; High-frequency; Patient-level data; Dispersion model; Hospital admissions; Nonlinearity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 Q51 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2022
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