Impact of Environmental Pollutants on Otorhinolaryngological Emergencies in the COVID-19 Era

Environments, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(4), P. 115 - 115

Published: April 9, 2025

Air pollution (AP) is a critical environmental factor influencing public health, with well-documented associations upper respiratory tract (URT) diseases. This study investigates the relationship between ENT emergency department (ENT-ED) visits at Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova (AOPD) and daily concentrations of pollutants during first year COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020–March 2021), compared to pre-pandemic data from 2017. The focuses on patients diagnosed URT inflammatory diseases, excluding those infection, who sought care AOPD ENT-ED. Environmental data, including meteorological variables, air pollutants, major aeroallergen levels, were collected regional monitoring stations. A total 4594 admitted in 2020/2021, marking 37% reduction 2017, admissions decreasing by 52%. significant decline PM10, NO2 Alternaria levels was observed, whereas Betullaceae Corylaceae significantly increased. Multivariate analyses revealed strong exposure admissions, particularly for Alternaria, which had notable impact (p < 0.001) linked cases otitis media tonsillitis. PM10 specific days preceding ED associated increased incidences pharyngitis rhinosinusitis 0.05). These findings reinforce connection visits, highlighting adverse effects AP climate variables even when enhanced airway protection measures place. underscores necessity stringent quality regulations interdisciplinary strategies mitigate health risks inform future policies.

Language: Английский

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Human health risk assessment of PM10-bound heavy metals and PAHs around the Latin America’s Largest opencast coal mine

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(60), P. 125915 - 125930

Published: Nov. 27, 2023

Language: Английский

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Effect of lead exposure on respiratory health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 31, 2024

Language: Английский

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Summer-Time Monitoring And Source Apportionment Study Of Both Coarse, Fine, And Ultra-Fine Particulate Pollution In Eastern Himalayan Darjeeling: A Hint To Health Risk During Peak Tourist Season

MAPAN, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(4), P. 995 - 1009

Published: Oct. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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The Interactive Effects between Drought and Air Pollutants on Children’s Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time-Series Analysis in Gansu, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 1959 - 1959

Published: Jan. 20, 2023

As a destructive and economic disaster in the world, drought shows an increasing trend under continuous global climate change adverse health effects have been reported. The interactive between air pollutants, which may also be harmful to respiratory systems, remain discussed. We built generalized additive model (GAM) distributed lag nonlinear (DLNM) estimate of pollutants on daily upper infections (URTI) outpatient visits among children 6 three cities Gansu province. Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) based monthly precipitation (SPI-1) was used as indicator drought. A non-stratified established explore interaction effect SPI-1 pollutants. illustrated number pediatric URTI increased with decrease SPI-1. URTIs were significant. According model, we revealed highly polluted environments had most significant impact children. occurrence exhibited effect.

Language: Английский

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Association between ambient air pollutants and upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia disease burden in Thailand from 2000 to 2022: a high frequency ecological analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: June 6, 2023

Abstract Background A pertinent risk factor of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and pneumonia is the exposure to major ambient air pollutants, with short term exposures different pollutants being shown exacerbate several conditions. Methods Here, using disease surveillance data comprising reported case counts at province level, high frequency pollutant climate in Thailand, we delineated association between pollution URTI/Pneumonia burden Thailand from 2000 – 2022. We developed mixed-data sampling methods estimation strategies account for nature concentration data. This was used evaluate effects past concentrations fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 carbon monoxide (CO) number count, after controlling confounding meteorological factors. Results Across provinces, found that increases CO, SO 2, PM were associated changes URTI counts, but direction their mixed. The contributive on contemporaneous also be larger than factors, comparable related Conclusions By developing a novel statistical methodology, prevented subjective variable selection discretization bias detect associations, provided robust estimate effect over large spatial scale.

Language: Английский

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Urban particulate air pollution linked to dyslipidemia by modification innate immune cells

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 319, P. 138040 - 138040

Published: Feb. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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On the Correlations between Particulate Matter: Comparison between Annual/Monthly Concentrations and PM10/PM2.5

Atmosphere, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 385 - 385

Published: Feb. 15, 2023

Annual concentration is a key element to assess the air quality of an area for long-time exposure effects. Nonetheless, obtaining annual concentrations from sensors costly since it needs have year measurements each required pollutant. To overcome this issue, several strategies are studied particulate matter monthly data, with their pros and cons depending on risk acceptance measurement campaign costs. When applied French dataset, error spans 12–14% one month 4–6% six months PM10 PM2.5, respectively. A relationship between mean relative 95th percentile provided R2 0.99. The PM2.5 was also investigated improved compared previous work by considering seasonality influence emission reaching 12%. Thus, study provides tools urban planners, engineers, researchers, public authorities monitoring pollution at lower cost matter.

Language: Английский

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Primary and pharmaceutical care usage concurrent associations with a severe smoke episode and low ambient air pollution in early life

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 883, P. 163580 - 163580

Published: April 24, 2023

BACKGROUND: Due to climate change, landscape fires account for an increasing proportion of air pollution emissions, and their impacts on primary pharmaceutical care are little understood. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate associations between exposure in two early life periods severe levels PM2.5 from a mine fire, background PM2.5, care. METHODS: We linked records births, general practitioner (GP) presentations prescription dispensing children born the Latrobe Valley, Australia, 2012–2014, where fire occurred February–March 2014 area with otherwise low ambient PM2.5. assigned modelled estimates fire-related (cumulative over peak 24-hour average) annual residential address. Associations GP prescribed medications first years (exposure utero) post-fire infancy) were estimated using two-pollutant quasi-Poisson regression models. RESULTS: Exposure utero was associated increase systemic steroid (Cumulative: IRR = 1.11, 95%CI 1.00–1.24 per 240 μg/m3; Peak: 1.15, 1.00–1.32 45 μg/m3), while infancy antibiotic 1.05, 1.00–1.09; 1.06, 1.00–1.12). despite relatively global perspective (Median 6.1 antibiotics (IRR 1.10, 1.01–1.19 1.4 μg/m3) 1.00–1.11), independently fire. also observed differences sexes (stronger girls) skin cream boys). DISCUSSION: Severe medium-term concentrations increased treatment infections, chronic prescriptions dispensed infections usage. Our findings indicated sexes.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 41(5)

Published: Dec. 21, 2023

Abstract The drastic increase in industrialization has led to numerous adverse effects on the environment and human health. Respiratory tract disorders are one of major emerging global health issues that lead a high mortality rate every year. quality indoor outdoor air lowered last decade.The deteriorated by cooking, smoking, burning incense sticks or smoke. smoke released from contains gaseous products (carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, oxide sulfur), particular matter (PM 10 , PM 2.5 ), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These toxic components various sources pose significant risk environment. inhalation exposure incenses is hazardous as it inevitably culminates deadly organ‐related diseases. With such insights, present review article focuses characteristic attributes particulate other emphasizing healthcare environmental concerns.

Language: Английский

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