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Relationship between fine particulate matter events with respect to synoptic weather patterns and the implications for circulatory and respiratory disease in Taipei, Taiwan.

The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between PM2.5, synoptic weather patterns, and admissions for circulatory and respiratory disease. A PM2.5event is defined as a day when the daily mean PM2.5concentration exceeds 65??g/m3. PM2.5events that coincided with the occurrence of PM attribut...

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Published in:International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 528 - 546
Main Author: Lai, Li-Wei
Format: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2014
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        atl: Relationship between fine particulate matter events with respect to synoptic weather patterns and the implications for circulatory and respiratory disease in Taipei, Taiwan.
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        affil: Centre for General Education, National Taipei College of Business, Taipei, Taiwan
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          Environmental Health
          Lung Diseases Epidemiology
          Weather Evaluation
          Patient Admission Trends
          Particulate Matter Analysis
          Air Pollution Adverse Effects
          Taiwan
          Maps
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Data Analysis, Statistical
          Seasons
          Confidence Intervals
      ab: The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between PM2.5, synoptic weather patterns, and admissions for circulatory and respiratory disease. A PM2.5event is defined as a day when the daily mean PM2.5concentration exceeds 65??g/m3. PM2.5events that coincided with the occurrence of PM attributed to Asian dust storm (ADS) and photochemical smog (PCS) were removed from the study in order to focus solely on the health effects from PM2.5. A one-tailedz-test and a relative risk (RR) estimate were performed. Hospital admissions for respiratory diseases were greater than those for circulatory diseases, and asthma-related diseases had a higher impact in the Adults group, and the maximumRRwas 1.94 [1.37 2.77] on the first day after the event. It is evident that PM2.5episodes connected to particular synoptic weather patterns pose a risk to health as large as ADS and PCS events.
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