tailieunhanh - Summary of the PERN Cybersminar Air Pollution and Health Linkages

Like most metropolitan areas on the .–Mexico border, Paso del Norte, comprised principally of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas, has experienced exceptionally rapid population and economic growth during the last several decades. 1 Between 1990 and 2000, Ciudad Juárez’s population grew by about 50% (from million to million), while El Paso’s population grew by about 16% (from million to million), rates approximately twice those for Mexico and the United States (Desarrollo Econόmico de Ciudad Juárez 2002, Economist 2001). The maquiladora industry is partly responsible for the region’s growth. Ciudad Juárez is home. | Summary of the PERN Cybersminar Air Pollution and Health Linkages 1-15 December 2003 This Population-Environment Research Network PERN Cyberseminar sought to identify the most pressing issues and topics for research and policy in linking air pollution both indoor and outdoor and human health. More than 340 researchers were subscribed to the seminar s discussion list and there were 77 postings including six panel statements by the following experts Dr. Aaron Cohen Health Effects Institute Boston Massachusetts USA Dr. Majid Ezzati Harvard University Boston Massachusetts USA Dr. Adrian Fernandez Leonora Rojas-Bracho and Miriam Zuk National Institute of Ecology Mexico Dr. Bart Ostro . Chief Air Pollution Epidemiology Unit California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Oakland California USA Dr. Sumeet Saksena East-West Center Honolulu Hawaii USA Dr. Kirk Smith University of California Berkeley California USA The seminar background paper by Dr. Vinod Mishra East-West Center and a complete archive of postings to the seminar discussion list can be found at http click on View Postings . This report serves as a summary of the discussion by major thematic area - Air Pollution and the Burden of Disease Urban Air Pollution Indoor Air Pollution and Tools and Methods - and includes a list of resources and citations mentioned by participants. Wherever possible affiliation information is provided for those who made contributions. Air Pollution and the Burden of Disease In his panel statement Aaron Cohen reported that considerable uncertainties exist in the estimates of that portion of the global burden of disease attributable to air pollution. In a study he led they estimated that outdoor air pollution characterized as fine particulate matter or particulate matter smaller than microns is currently responsible for about million of world total premature deaths and million of world total .