Hygiena 2011, 56(1):5-10

Impact Assessment of PM10 Concentrations on Mortality and Morbidity in Ostrava during Smog Episodes

Hana Tomášková1,3, Ivan Tomášek1, Hana Šlachtová1, Helena Šebáková2,3
1 Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě, Ostrava
2 Krajská hygienická stanice Moravskoslezského kraje se sídlem v Ostravě, Ostrava
3 Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, Lékařská fakulta, Ostrava

The current level of PM10 pollution is associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity. The city Ostrava is one of the areas with deteriorated air quality and with occurrence of smog situations during winter months. The method of calculation of attributive proportions recommended by the WHO was used for evaluating the theoretical impact of the 2010 smog episode on mortality and morbidity. Attributive proportions express the proportion of cases due to the increase of short-term PM10 concentrations. The 2010 smog situation was compared with the smog episode in 2009. Results showed an almost twice as high estimated proportion of cases associated with the level of PM10 pollution during the smog situation in Ostrava in 2010 as compared with the smog situation in 2009. Quantification of so called excessive mortality and morbidity in relation to air pollution might be an important tool for the national authorities when adopting measures for the improvement of air quality and thus decreasing health risks in the population.

Keywords: PM10 concentrations, mortality, morbidity, attributive proportion, smog episode

Received: October 2010; Accepted: December 2, 2010; Published: March 1, 2011  Show citation

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Tomášková H, Tomášek I, Šlachtová H, Šebáková H. Impact Assessment of PM10 Concentrations on Mortality and Morbidity in Ostrava during Smog Episodes. Hygiena. 2011;56(1):5-10.
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