영국의 대기오염 대응 전략 2019

건강과대안 — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:18:47 +0000

영국 정부, 미세먼지 등 대기오염 문제 해결을 위한 특별 전략 채택.
도로교통 관련 정책뿐 아니라, 가정, 농업, 산업정책 전반에 걸친 미세먼지 저감 대책 발표.
중국 탓만 할 게 아니라, 산업 구조 등 한국 사회 전반을 변화시켜야 공기가 맑아짐.

“Government launches world leading plan to tackle air pollution”

대기오염이 심한 거리를 걸어도 건강에 도움이 될까?

건강과대안 — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:48:59 +0000

걷는 건 좋은 운동이지만, 대기오염이 심한 도시 도로 주변을 걷는 것은 아니걸음만 못하다.
최근 Lancet에 실린 연구 결과(원문은 아래 링크 참조).
대기오염이 심한 도시 도로 주변을 걸은 이들은 걷기로 인한 건강증진 효과가 다 상쇄되어버릴 뿐 아니라 오히려 안 좋을 수도 있다고.
대도시의 미세먼지 문제를 해결하지 못하면 평범한 시민들이 걷기로 건강증진을 도모할 공간도 점차 사라지는 것, 그 자체의 나쁜 효과뿐 아니라 운동의 효과도 반감시키는 것이니 미세먼지는 2중, 3중의 건강 위해 요인!

“Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area in participants aged 60 years and older with chronic lung or heart disease and age-matched healthy controls: a randomised, crossover study”

에너지와 대기오염

건강과대안 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:31:49 +0000

World Energy Outlook Special Report 2016: Energy and Air Pollution
International Energy Agency, 2016.

위 보고서 다운로드 클릭

OECD의 산하기구인 국제에너지기구(International Energy Agency)조차 대기오염 문제는 국가의 에너지 정책 때문이라고 지적.
“국제에너지기구 “대기오염으로 매일 1만8천명 죽는다”
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/06/28/0200000000AKR20160628147100017.HTML

[대기오염] 미세먼지와 당뇨, 호흡기, 심장, 염증성 질환자의 위험증가

건강과대안 — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:11:40 +0000

2006년 5월 22일자 미국흉부학회 국제학술대회에서 당뇨(32%증가), 심장질환(27% 증가), 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환(28% 증가), 류마티스 관절염 같은 염증성 질환자(22% 증가)는 공기 중의 미세먼지에 오랜 기간 노출이 될 수록 그 위험이 커진다고 발표했다는 내용입니다.

Air Pollution Increases Death Risk In People With Certain Diseases

Source: American Thoracic Society
Posted: May 22, 2006

SAN DIEGO–People with diabetes, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of death when they are exposed to particulate air pollution, or soot, for one or more years, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd.

The study looked at hospital discharges for people with these four types of diseases living in 34 cities between 1985 and 1999. The researchers compared this information with 12-month averages of PM10, a type of particulate matter air pollution that includes particles with a diameter of 10 micrometers or less than 0.0004 inches or one-seventh the width of a human hair.

The study found that for an increase of 10 micrograms/per cubic meter of PM10 over two years, the risk of dying was increased by:

* 32% for people with diabetes
* 28% for people with COPD
* 27% in people with congestive heart failure
* 22% for people with inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus

“The study significantly strengthens evidence that breathing in particulate matter is associated with dying sooner,” said researcher Joel Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

“While previous studies have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased risk of death, we looked at risk of death in the first three years after patients were discharged from the hospital, and saw that the risk increased in the first couple of years. That means if we can lower air pollution levels, people will start living longer right away–we don’t have to wait many years to see health improvements. That wasn’t clear from previous air pollution studies.”

Technology that can reduce particulate matter levels already exists, Dr. Schwartz noted. “For instance, we know how to put scrubbers on coal-burning power plants, which are a major source of particulate matter. There is no safe level of particulate air pollution, so we need to get the levels as low as reasonably possible.”

While previous studies have linked exposure to PM10 to harmful effects on breathing and respiratory systems, damage to lung tissue, cancer, and premature death, this is the first study to follow people with specific diseases to determine their risk of death in response to particle exposure, Dr. Schwartz said.

He noted an important difference between this new study and past air pollution studies. “Past studies have compared average air pollution conditions in one city to other cities, and you need to worry about potential confounders, or other factors that could affect the differences between the cities,” he said. “In this study, we looked at air pollution and deaths within each city–we didn’t compare across cities, so we didn’t need to worry about confounding factors.”

The study helps validate the findings of previous studies that have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with shortened survival in the general population, said Dr. Schwartz, a co-author of the Six Cities Study, which evaluated the effects of pollution on adults in the 1970s and 1980s. The results of that study found a strong, positive correlation between levels of air pollution and mortality. The study led to a revision of existing air quality standards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An eight-year follow up study found an association between people living longer and cities reducing the amount of fine particulate matter in their air. That study was published in the March 15, 2006 issue of the American Thoracic Society journal, The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.COPD

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