TY - JOUR
T1 - Protecting human health from air pollution
T2 - Shifting from a single-pollutant to a multipollutant approach
AU - Dominici, Francesca
AU - Peng, Roger D.
AU - Barr, Christopher D.
AU - Bell, Michelle L.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - To date, the assessment of public health consequences of air pollution has largely focused on a single-pollutant approach aimed at estimating the increased risk of adverse health outcomes associated with the exposure to a single air pollutant, adjusted for the exposure to other air pollutants. However, air masses always contain many pollutants in differing amounts, depending on the types of emission sources and atmospheric conditions. Because humans are simultaneously exposed to a complex mixture of air pollutants, many organizations have encouraged moving towards "a multipollutant approach to air quality." Although there is general agreement that multipollutant approaches are desirable, the challenges of implementing them are vast.
AB - To date, the assessment of public health consequences of air pollution has largely focused on a single-pollutant approach aimed at estimating the increased risk of adverse health outcomes associated with the exposure to a single air pollutant, adjusted for the exposure to other air pollutants. However, air masses always contain many pollutants in differing amounts, depending on the types of emission sources and atmospheric conditions. Because humans are simultaneously exposed to a complex mixture of air pollutants, many organizations have encouraged moving towards "a multipollutant approach to air quality." Although there is general agreement that multipollutant approaches are desirable, the challenges of implementing them are vast.
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U2 - 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181cc86e8
DO - 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181cc86e8
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 20160561
AN - SCOPUS:77249110418
SN - 1044-3983
VL - 21
SP - 187
EP - 194
JO - Epidemiology
JF - Epidemiology
IS - 2
ER -