Population Dynamics and Air Pollution : The Impact of Demographics on Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution
Joint Authors
Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik
Flachs, Esben Meulengracht
Sørensen, Jan
Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To explore how three different assumptions on demographics affect the health impact of Danish emitted air pollution in Denmark from 2005 to 2030, with health impact modeled from 2005 to 2050.
Methods.
Modeled air pollution from Danish sources was used as exposure in a newly developed health impact assessment model, which models four major diseases and mortality causes in addition to all-cause mortality.
The modeling was at the municipal level, which divides the approximately 5.5 M residents in Denmark into 99 municipalities.
Three sets of demographic assumptions were used: (1) a static year 2005 population, (2) morbidity and mortality fixed at the year 2005 level, or (3) an expected development.
Results.
The health impact of air pollution was estimated at 672,000, 290,000, and 280,000 lost life years depending on demographic assumptions and the corresponding social costs at 430.4 M€, 317.5 M€, and 261.6 M€ through the modeled years 2005–2050.
Conclusion.
The modeled health impact of air pollution differed widely with the demographic assumptions, and thus demographics and assumptions on demographics played a key role in making health impact assessments on air pollution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Flachs, Esben Meulengracht& Sørensen, Jan& Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort& Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik. 2013. Population Dynamics and Air Pollution : The Impact of Demographics on Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Flachs, Esben Meulengracht…[et al.]. Population Dynamics and Air Pollution : The Impact of Demographics on Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Flachs, Esben Meulengracht& Sørensen, Jan& Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort& Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik. Population Dynamics and Air Pollution : The Impact of Demographics on Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496587