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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Tao
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yong Hui
dc.contributor.authorXu, Yan Jun
dc.contributor.authorLin, Hua Liang
dc.contributor.authorXu, Xiao Jun
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Yuan
dc.contributor.authorXiao, JianPeng
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Wei Lin
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Wan Fang
dc.contributor.authorChu, Cordia
dc.contributor.authorKeogh, Kandice
dc.contributor.authorRutherford, Shannon
dc.contributor.authorQian, Zhengmin
dc.contributor.authorDu, Yao Dong
dc.contributor.authorHu, Mengjue
dc.contributor.authorMa, Wen Jun
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:16:17Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:16:17Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.modified2014-08-07T00:09:44Z
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.027
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/61943
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to investigate the effects of dust-haze on mortality and to estimate the seasonal and individual-specific modification effects in Guangzhou, China. Mortality, air pollution and meteorological data were collected for 2006-2011. A dust-haze day was defined as daily visibility <10 km with relative humidity <90%. This definition was further divided into light (8-10 km), medium (5-8 km) and heavy dust-haze (<5 km). A distributed lag linear model (DLM) was employed. Light, medium and heavy dust-haze days were associated with increased mortality of 3.4%, 6.8% and 10.4% respectively, at a lag of 0-6 days. This effect was more pronounced during the cold season, for cardiovascular mortality (CVD), respiratory mortality (RESP), in males and people =60years. These effects became insignificant after adjustment for PM10. We concluded that dust-haze significantly increased mortality risk in Guangzhou, China, and this effect appears to be dominated by particulate mass and modified by season and individual-specific factors.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPergamon Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom116
dc.relation.ispartofpageto123
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Pollution
dc.relation.ispartofvolume187
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental and Occupational Health and Safety
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111705
dc.titleThe effects of dust–haze on mortality are modified by seasons and individual characteristics in Guangzhou, China
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChu, Cordia M.
gro.griffith.authorRutherford, Shannon


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