The relationship between air pollution and emergency room visits in an industrial community

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1981.10465214· OSTI ID:6388551

Samet, J M; Bishop, Y; Spengler, J D; Ferris, B G; Speizer, F E

The potential for using community morbidity as an index of air pollution levels was evaluated. The relationship between air pollution levels and numbers of hospital emergency room visits in an industrial community was explored. Deviations from expected numbers of daily visits during March, April, October, and November of 1974-77 were not correlated with atmospheric levels of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, or total suspended particulates. However, a linear regression model showed small but statistically significant correlations between total suspended particulates and SO2 and excessive instances of respiratory illness.

• Research Organization: Univ of New Mexico
• OSTI ID: 6388551
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 31:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
CARBON MONOXIDE
CORRELATIONS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
OZONE
PARTICLES
SULFUR DIOXIDE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
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