Study Suggests Season and Sociodemographic Factors Modify Health Effects of Air Pollution in Shanghai
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 07:28
in Earth & Climate
A study in Shanghai, China on various modifiers, and their effects on outdoor air pollution and daily mortality rates indicates that air pollutant levels are higher in the cool season than in the warm season (except for ozone, which is higher in the warm season), and that females, the elderly, and the disadvantaged are more vulnerable to the effects of outdoor air pollution overall.