Air Quality Strategies on Public Health and Health Equity in Europe-A Systematic Review

doi:10.3390/ijerph13121196

	Air Quality Strategies on Public Health and Health Equity in Europe-A Systematic Review
	Wang, Li 1; Zhong, Buqing 2; Vardoulakis, Sotiris 3; Zhang, Fengying 4; Pilot, Eva 1; Li, Yonghua 5; Yang, Linsheng 5; Wang, Wuyi 5; Krafft, Thomas 1
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
	2016-12-01
卷号	13 期号:12 页码:22
关键词	air quality strategy assessment health health equity systematic review
ISSN号	1660-4601
DOI	10.3390/ijerph13121196
通讯作者	Krafft, Thomas(thomas.krafft@maastrichtuniversity.nl)
英文摘要	Air pollution is an important public health problem in Europe and there is evidence that it exacerbates health inequities. This calls for effective strategies and targeted interventions. In this study, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies relating to air pollution control on public health and health equity in Europe. Three databases, Web of Science, PubMed, and Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions (TRoPHI), were searched for scientific publications investigating the effectiveness of strategies on outdoor air pollution control, public health and health equity in Europe from 1995 to 2015. A total of 15 scientific papers were included in the review after screening 1626 articles. Four groups of strategy types, namely, general regulations on air quality control, road traffic related emission control interventions, energy generation related emission control interventions and greenhouse gas emission control interventions for climate change mitigation were identified. All of the strategies reviewed reported some improvement in air quality and subsequently in public health. The reduction of the air pollutant concentrations and the reported subsequent health benefits were more significant within the geographic areas affected by traffic related interventions. Among the various traffic related interventions, low emission zones appeared to be more effective in reducing ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter levels. Only few studies considered implications for health equity, three out of 15, and no consistent results were found indicating that these strategies could reduce health inequity associated with air pollution. Particulate matter (particularly fine particulate matter) and NO2 were the dominant outdoor air pollutants examined in the studies in Europe in recent years. Health benefits were gained either as a direct, intended objective or as a co-benefit from all of the strategies examined, but no consistent impact on health equity from the strategies was found. The strategy types aiming to control air pollution in Europe and the health impact assessment methodology were also discussed in this review.
资助项目	European Union[643398]
WOS关键词	LOW-EMISSION ZONES ; LIFE EXPECTANCY ; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS ; PARTICULATE MATTER ; TERM EXPOSURE ; UNITED-STATES ; POLLUTION ; MORTALITY ; COHORT ; IMPACT
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI AG
WOS记录号	WOS:000389571900024
资助机构	European Union
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/65628]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Krafft, Thomas
作者单位	1.Maastricht Univ, Fac Hlth Med & Life Sci, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands 2.Chinese Res Inst Environm Sci, State Key Lab Environm Criteria & Risk Assessment, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China 3.Publ Hlth England, Environm Change Dept, Ctr Radiat Chem & Environm Hazards, London WC1E 7HT, England 4.China Natl Environm Monitoring Ctr, Dept Environm Qual Comprehens Assessment, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Land Surface Pattern & Simulat, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Li,Zhong, Buqing,Vardoulakis, Sotiris,et al. Air Quality Strategies on Public Health and Health Equity in Europe-A Systematic Review[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,2016,13(12):22.
APA	Wang, Li.,Zhong, Buqing.,Vardoulakis, Sotiris.,Zhang, Fengying.,Pilot, Eva.,...&Krafft, Thomas.(2016).Air Quality Strategies on Public Health and Health Equity in Europe-A Systematic Review.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,13(12),22.
MLA	Wang, Li,et al."Air Quality Strategies on Public Health and Health Equity in Europe-A Systematic Review".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 13.12(2016):22.