Human Health Cost of Air Pollution in Kazakhstan
Human Health Cost of Air Pollution in Kazakhstan作者机构：Department of Environmental Science American University Washington DC USA Department of Public Health Kazakh National Medical University Named after S.D. Asfendiyarov Almaty Department of Public Health Kazakh National Medical University Named after S.D. Asfendiyarov Almaty Kazakhstan
出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Protection》 (环境保护（英文）)
年 卷 期：2013年第4卷第8期
页 面：869-876页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Air Pollution PM Kazakhstan Health Risk Uncertainty
摘 要：Kazakhstan, like other former Soviet Republics, inherited a number of serious environmental problems. Air pollution is one of these serious problems, leading to significant environmental health effects on the population of Kazakhstan. This study provides a baseline analysis of health damages from air pollution, based on readily available information. Mean estimates of mortality risk attributable to air pollution are about 16,000 cases per year with a 95% confidence level of the risk not exceeding 25,500. Even taking into account all the uncertainties related to the collection and processing of primary data, as well as the application of risk analysis methodology, we conclude that air pollution in Kazakhstan constitutes a significant contribution to the environmental burden of diseases. In relative terms, the impact of air pollution on premature mortality in Kazakhstan is notably higher than in Russia and the Ukraine.
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