2024
Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5)
Yu W, Xu R, Ye T, Abramson M, Morawska L, Jalaludin B, Johnston F, Henderson S, Knibbs L, Morgan G, Lavigne E, Heyworth J, Hales S, Marks G, Woodward A, Bell M, Samet J, Song J, Li S, Guo Y. Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5). The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e146-e155. PMID: 38453380, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to fine particulate matterFine particulate matterExposure-response functionsGlobal mortality burdenParticulate matterShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionUrban areasHealth effects of short-termGlobal urban areasAcute health effectsAnnual population countsAir pollutionMortality burdenHuman healthSpatiotemporal variationsEstimates of mortalityExposure levelsMitigation strategiesPopulation countsPremature deathTheoretical minimum risk exposure levelEffects of short-termLag effect
2020
Ambient air pollution per specific land use types and activities in an urbanizing Eastern Caribbean Country, St. Kitts and Nevis
Whittaker S, Deziel N, Zhang Y, Jin L, Edwards Q, Naraine L, Scarborough J, Allen D, Bell M. Ambient air pollution per specific land use types and activities in an urbanizing Eastern Caribbean Country, St. Kitts and Nevis. Environmental Research Communications 2020, 2: 041002. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ab7abc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConstruction areaLand use characteristicsLand use factorsLand-use recordsSpecific land use typesUrban developmentUrban featuresLand use typesUrban areasConstruction sitesRecreation areasUse characteristicsTransport areaTransportation areaUse factorsWeather trendsUse typesRecreationConstructionUse recordsAir pollution