Temporal variation of PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated health effects in Shijiazhuang, Hebei

doi:10.1007/s11783-020-1376-0

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2021, Vol. 15

Issue (5) : 82 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-020-1376-0

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Temporal variation of PM_2.5-associated health effects in Shijiazhuang, Hebei

Aifang Gao^1,^2,³, Junyi Wang¹, Jianfei Luo¹, Aiguo Li¹, Kaiyu Chen⁴, Pengfei Wang⁴, Yiyi Wang², Jingyi Li², Jianlin Hu², Hongliang Zhang⁵(

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¹. School of Water Resources and Environment, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China
². Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
³. Hebei Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources and Optimization of Industrial Structure, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Sustained Utilization and Development of Water Resources, Shijiazhuang 050031, China
⁴. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
⁵. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China

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Abstract

•Annual mean PM_2.5 in Shijiazhuang were 87, 95, and 82 µg/m³ in 2015–2017.

•Health risk of cardiovascular system was higher than respiratory system.

•Premature mortality attributed to PM_2.5 was 5088 people in 2017.

•ΔMort and YLL reduced by 84.2% and 84.6% when PM_2.5 reduced to 10 µg/m³.

•Health risks due to PM_2.5 were severe in Shijiazhuang in 2015–2017.

Shijiazhuang is one of the cities in the North China Plain. In recent decades, this city has experienced high levels of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), which have potentially significant effects on human health. In this study, the health effects of PM_2.5 exposure in Shijiazhuang were estimated by applying an integrated exposure-response model. Premature mortality, years of life lost (YLL), and the mortality benefits linked to reduced levels of PM_2.5 were quantified for the period 2015–2017. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, cerebrovascular diseases caused the highest premature mortality (2432, 2449, and 2483, respectively), followed by ischemic heart diseases (1391, 1479, and 1493, respectively), lung cancer (639,660, and 639, respectively), and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (533, 519, and 473, respectively). Notably, the total number of premature deaths caused by PM_2.5 exposure in Shijiazhuang in 2015, 2016, and 2017 were 4994, 5107, and 5088, respectively. Moreover, the YLL in the same years were 47001, 47880 and 47381, respectively. Interestingly, the YLL per 1000 females was lower than that per 1000 males. Finally, we noted that premature mortality and YLL decreased by 84.2% and 84.6% when the PM_2.5 levels diminished to 10 µg/m³. Overall, the results of this study improve our understanding of how high PM_2.5 concentrations affect human health and suggest the application of more stringent measures in Shijiazhuang to alleviate the associated health risks.

Keywords PM_2.5 Health effects Integrated exposure-response model Shijiazhuang

Corresponding Author(s): Hongliang Zhang

Issue Date: 17 December 2020

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Aifang Gao,Junyi Wang,Jianfei Luo, et al. Temporal variation of PM_2.5-associated health effects in Shijiazhuang, Hebei[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2021, 15(5): 82.

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Fig.1 Seasonal variation of PM_2.5 concentrations in 2015?2017.

Tab.1 Premature deaths and 95% CI of PM _2.5 associated ischemic heart disease (IHD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer (LC), and cerebrovascular disease (CEVD) in adults older than 25 years in 2015-2017 in Shijiazhuang

Tab.2 Years of life lost (YLL) of four diseases in three years

Fig.2 Normalized premature mortality associated with PM_2.5 reduction in Shijiazhuang in relative to 2017 level.

Fig.3 Premature deaths (a) and YLL (b) in Shijiazhuang, corresponding to cases when PM_2.5 reduced to 35, 25, 15, 12, and 10 µg/m³, respectively.

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