tailieunhanh - Quantification of the Health Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution: Report of a WHO Working Group

Rogene Henderson reported having been employed by and having given consul- tation to a commercial entity or other organization with an interest related to the subject of air pollution. She also reported having provided expert opinion or testimony related to the subject of air pollution for a commercial entity or other organization, as well has having held an office or other position, paid or unpaid, where she may have been expected to represent interests or defend a position related to the subject of air pollution. Stylianos Kephalopoulos and Dimitrios Kotzias reported them or their research unit having received support from a commercial. | WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ BCEMHPHAR OPEAHH3ALMR qqpABOOXPAHEHHR EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH Quantification of the Health Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution Report of a WHO Working Group Bilthoven Netherlands 20-22 November 2000 EUR 01 5026342 E74256 ABSTRACT Quantifying the impact of air pollution on the public s health has become an increasingly critical component in policy discussion. Those responsible for any health impact assessment must address important methodological issues related to both its design and conduct. A WHO Working Group examined several of these issues as they applied specifically to assessments of air pollution. The Group concluded that the most complete estimates of both attributable numbers of deaths and average reductions in life-span associated with exposure to air pollution are those based on cohort studies. Time-series studies would continue to contribute to scientific understanding of exposure-response relationships. The Group identified sensitivity analysis as an intrinsic part of impact estimation that is critical for quantifying the uncertainty of the estimates. Such analysis should consider deviations of the conditions in the target population from those in the assessed population which would plausibly affect estimated pollution effects. Keywords AIR POLLUTION - adverse effects ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - methods ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY GUIDELINES RISK ASSESSMENT World Health Organization - 2001 All rights in this document are reserved by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The document may nevertheless be freely reviewed abstracted reproduced or translated into any other language but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes provided that full acknowledgement is given to the source. For the use of the WHO emblem permission must be sought from the WHO Regional Office. Any translation should include the words .