Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK

Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may be an important exposure contributing to its development. In the UK, Bradford is a deprived city suffering from childhood asthma rates higher than national and regional averages and TRAP is of...

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Autores: Khreis, Haneen, Ramani, Tara, de Hoogh, Kees, Mueller, Natalie, 1988-, Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-, Zietsman, Joe, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
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Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2018.07.003
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Palavra-chave:Asthma
Childhood
Exposure assessment
Health impact assessment
Traffic-related air pollution
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spelling Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UKKhreis, HaneenRamani, Tarade Hoogh, KeesMueller, Natalie, 1988-Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-Zietsman, JoeNieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.AsthmaChildhoodExposure assessmentHealth impact assessmentTraffic-related air pollutionBackground: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may be an important exposure contributing to its development. In the UK, Bradford is a deprived city suffering from childhood asthma rates higher than national and regional averages and TRAP is of particular concern to the local communities. Aims: We estimated the burden of childhood asthma attributable to air pollution and specifically TRAP in Bradford. Air pollution exposures were estimated using a newly developed full-chain exposure assessment model and an existing land-use regression model (LUR). Methods: We estimated childhood population exposure to NOx and, by conversion, NO2 at the smallest census area level using a newly developed full-chain model knitting together distinct traffic (SATURN), vehicle emission (COPERT) and atmospheric dispersion (ADMS-Urban) models. We compared these estimates with measurements and estimates from ESCAPE's LUR model. Using the UK incidence rate for childhood asthma, meta-analytical exposure-response functions, and estimates from the two exposure models, we estimated annual number of asthma cases attributable to NO2 and NOx in Bradford, and annual number of asthma cases specifically attributable to traffic. Results: The annual average census tract levels of NO2 and NOx estimated using the full-chain model were 15.41 and 25.68 μg/m3, respectively. On average, 2.75 μg/m3 NO2 and 4.59 μg/m3 NOx were specifically contributed by traffic, without minor roads and cold starts. The annual average census tract levels of NO2 and NOx estimated using the LUR model were 21.93 and 35.60 μg/m3, respectively. The results indicated that up to 687 (or 38% of all) annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be attributable to air pollution. Up to 109 cases (6%) and 219 cases (12%) may be specifically attributable to TRAP, with and without minor roads and cold starts, espectively. Conclusions: This is the first study undertaking full-chain health impact assessment of TRAP and childhood asthma in a disadvantaged population with public concern about TRAP. It further adds to scarce literature exploring the impact of different exposure assessments. In conservative estimates, air pollution and TRAP are estimated to cause a large, but largely preventable, childhood asthma burden. Future progress with childhood asthma requires a move beyond the prevalent disease control-based approach toward asthma prevention.Elsevier202020202019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/43535http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2018.07.003reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésInternational Journal of Transportation Science and Technology. 2019;8(2):116-28© 2018 Tongji University and Tongji University Press. Publishing Services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/435352026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
title Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
spellingShingle Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
Khreis, Haneen
Asthma
Childhood
Exposure assessment
Health impact assessment
Traffic-related air pollution
title_short Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
title_full Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
title_fullStr Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
title_full_unstemmed Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
title_sort Traffic-related air pollution and the local burden of childhood asthma in Bradford, UK
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Khreis, Haneen
Ramani, Tara
de Hoogh, Kees
Mueller, Natalie, 1988-
Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
Zietsman, Joe
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
author Khreis, Haneen
author_facet Khreis, Haneen
Ramani, Tara
de Hoogh, Kees
Mueller, Natalie, 1988-
Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
Zietsman, Joe
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
author_role author
author2 Ramani, Tara
de Hoogh, Kees
Mueller, Natalie, 1988-
Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
Zietsman, Joe
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Asthma
Childhood
Exposure assessment
Health impact assessment
Traffic-related air pollution
topic Asthma
Childhood
Exposure assessment
Health impact assessment
Traffic-related air pollution
description Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may be an important exposure contributing to its development. In the UK, Bradford is a deprived city suffering from childhood asthma rates higher than national and regional averages and TRAP is of particular concern to the local communities. Aims: We estimated the burden of childhood asthma attributable to air pollution and specifically TRAP in Bradford. Air pollution exposures were estimated using a newly developed full-chain exposure assessment model and an existing land-use regression model (LUR). Methods: We estimated childhood population exposure to NOx and, by conversion, NO2 at the smallest census area level using a newly developed full-chain model knitting together distinct traffic (SATURN), vehicle emission (COPERT) and atmospheric dispersion (ADMS-Urban) models. We compared these estimates with measurements and estimates from ESCAPE's LUR model. Using the UK incidence rate for childhood asthma, meta-analytical exposure-response functions, and estimates from the two exposure models, we estimated annual number of asthma cases attributable to NO2 and NOx in Bradford, and annual number of asthma cases specifically attributable to traffic. Results: The annual average census tract levels of NO2 and NOx estimated using the full-chain model were 15.41 and 25.68 μg/m3, respectively. On average, 2.75 μg/m3 NO2 and 4.59 μg/m3 NOx were specifically contributed by traffic, without minor roads and cold starts. The annual average census tract levels of NO2 and NOx estimated using the LUR model were 21.93 and 35.60 μg/m3, respectively. The results indicated that up to 687 (or 38% of all) annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be attributable to air pollution. Up to 109 cases (6%) and 219 cases (12%) may be specifically attributable to TRAP, with and without minor roads and cold starts, espectively. Conclusions: This is the first study undertaking full-chain health impact assessment of TRAP and childhood asthma in a disadvantaged population with public concern about TRAP. It further adds to scarce literature exploring the impact of different exposure assessments. In conservative estimates, air pollution and TRAP are estimated to cause a large, but largely preventable, childhood asthma burden. Future progress with childhood asthma requires a move beyond the prevalent disease control-based approach toward asthma prevention.
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