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Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Human Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 7702

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School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Changsha 410079, China
Interests: air pollution; climate change; environmental regulation; health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution and climate change are impacting human health in a variety of ways, such as increasing physical illness, leading to poorer mental health, arousing negative emotions (e.g., anxiety and psychological pressure), and altering people’s living habits (e.g., sleeping patterns and exercising). The combined effects of ambient air pollution and household air pollution are associated with 7 million premature deaths annually. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress alone. Women, children, ethnic minorities, poor communities, migrants or displaced persons, older populations, and those with underlying health conditions are more vulnerable to air pollution and climate change. At the same time, many of the drivers of air pollution are also sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, effective environmental regulation policies offer a win-win-win strategy for air quality, climate, and health, lowering the burden of disease, as well as contributing to the near- and long-term improvement of air quality and mitigation of climate change.

How much and how does air pollution and climate change affect health? Are there heterogeneous effects of air pollution and climate change on health across different people and regions? Do effective environmental regulations reduce health hazards from air pollution and climate change and lower the burden of disease? Do climate change mitigation and adaptation measures reduce the health risks of climate change and medical expense? These and other related questions are important and meaningful research topics, but our knowledge in this field is still lacking. Papers addressing these topics are invited to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Hongshan Ai
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • air pollution
  • climate change
  • environmental regulation
  • physical health
  • mental health
  • medical expense

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Impacts of Air Pollution on Health and Cost of Illness in Jakarta, Indonesia
by Ginanjar Syuhada, Adhadian Akbar, Donny Hardiawan, Vivian Pun, Adi Darmawan, Sri Hayyu Alynda Heryati, Adiatma Yudistira Manogar Siregar, Ririn Radiawati Kusuma, Raden Driejana, Vijendra Ingole, Daniel Kass and Sumi Mehta
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(4), 2916; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042916 - 07 Feb 2023
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(1) Background: This study aimed to quantify the health and economic impacts of air pollution in Jakarta Province, the capital of Indonesia. (2) Methods: We quantified the health and economic burden of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level Ozone (O3 [...] Read more.
(1) Background: This study aimed to quantify the health and economic impacts of air pollution in Jakarta Province, the capital of Indonesia. (2) Methods: We quantified the health and economic burden of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level Ozone (O3), which exceeds the local and global ambient air quality standards. We selected health outcomes which include adverse health outcomes in children, all-cause mortality, and daily hospitalizations. We used comparative risk assessment methods to estimate health burdens attributable to PM2.5 and O3, linking the local population and selected health outcomes data with relative risks from the literature. The economic burdens were calculated using cost-of-illness and the value of the statistical life-year approach. (3) Results: Our results suggest over 7000 adverse health outcomes in children, over 10,000 deaths, and over 5000 hospitalizations that can be attributed to air pollution each year in Jakarta. The annual total cost of the health impact of air pollution reached approximately USD 2943.42 million. (4) Conclusions: By using local data to quantify and assess the health and economic impacts of air pollution in Jakarta, our study provides timely evidence needed to prioritize clean air actions to be taken to promote the public’s health. Full article
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