The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010
This study aimed to further explore the concept of health vulnerability in Argentina, including environmental pollution in 2010. To this end, we developed a geo-referenced database of PM2.5 concentrations and emissions data from the national emissions inventory to analyze possible correlations with...
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| author | Manuela Bullo Gabriela Lakkis Martin Pustilnik Juan Ignacio Bonfiglio Ricardo Di Pasquale Luciana Marisol Gonzalez Gabriela Gonzalez-Aleman Maria Cristina Lamas Agustin Salvia Martín Langsam Tomás Olego Valentín Starosta Santiago Perez-Lloret |
| author_facet | Manuela Bullo Gabriela Lakkis Martin Pustilnik Juan Ignacio Bonfiglio Ricardo Di Pasquale Luciana Marisol Gonzalez Gabriela Gonzalez-Aleman Maria Cristina Lamas Agustin Salvia Martín Langsam Tomás Olego Valentín Starosta Santiago Perez-Lloret |
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| description | This study aimed to further explore the concept of health vulnerability in Argentina, including environmental pollution in 2010. To this end, we developed a geo-referenced database of PM2.5 concentrations and emissions data from the national emissions inventory to analyze possible correlations with the demographic, activity, education, and health data from the 2010 national census. In addition, to provide a more complete picture of health vulnerability in Argentina, an extended index (SVI + PM2.5) was constructed and mapped, including PM concentration. We obtained data for annual PM2.5 values emissions and air concentrations in Argentina from public sources (GEEA-AEIv3.0M for emissions and the Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group V5.GL.03 dataset for surface PM2.5). We evaluated health vulnerability using the “Sanitary Vulnerability Index” (SVI). PM2.5 emissions are concentrated in urban and intensive agricultural areas of Argentina. PM2.5 air concentrations were acceptable (≤10 µg/m<sup>3</sup>) in only 15% of the Argentinean territory. The newly developed SVI + PM2.5 index showed that exposure to particulate material significantly increases the vulnerability shown by SVI in almost all census blocks. These results indicate that the new SVI + PM2.5 index might help identify populations that are at risk because of social issues or air pollution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c2055288d7b43ebae76ef85474765ce2023-11-24T14:28:36ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-11-011411166210.3390/atmos14111662The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010Manuela Bullo0Gabriela Lakkis1Martin Pustilnik2Juan Ignacio Bonfiglio3Ricardo Di Pasquale4Luciana Marisol Gonzalez5Gabriela Gonzalez-Aleman6Maria Cristina Lamas7Agustin Salvia8Martín Langsam9Tomás Olego10Valentín Starosta11Santiago Perez-Lloret12Observatorio de Salud, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaFacultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaDepartamento de Investigación en Ciencia de Datos, Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham, Tte. Origone 151, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires B1688AXE, ArgentinaObservatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaFacultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaFacultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaFacultad de Psicología y Psicopedagogía, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaFacultad de Psicología y Psicopedagogía, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaObservatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaBunge and Born Foundation, 25 de Mayo 501, Buenos Aires C1002ABK, ArgentinaBunge and Born Foundation, 25 de Mayo 501, Buenos Aires C1002ABK, ArgentinaBunge and Born Foundation, 25 de Mayo 501, Buenos Aires C1002ABK, ArgentinaObservatorio de Salud, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Buenos Aires C1107AAZ, ArgentinaThis study aimed to further explore the concept of health vulnerability in Argentina, including environmental pollution in 2010. To this end, we developed a geo-referenced database of PM2.5 concentrations and emissions data from the national emissions inventory to analyze possible correlations with the demographic, activity, education, and health data from the 2010 national census. In addition, to provide a more complete picture of health vulnerability in Argentina, an extended index (SVI + PM2.5) was constructed and mapped, including PM concentration. We obtained data for annual PM2.5 values emissions and air concentrations in Argentina from public sources (GEEA-AEIv3.0M for emissions and the Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group V5.GL.03 dataset for surface PM2.5). We evaluated health vulnerability using the “Sanitary Vulnerability Index” (SVI). PM2.5 emissions are concentrated in urban and intensive agricultural areas of Argentina. PM2.5 air concentrations were acceptable (≤10 µg/m<sup>3</sup>) in only 15% of the Argentinean territory. The newly developed SVI + PM2.5 index showed that exposure to particulate material significantly increases the vulnerability shown by SVI in almost all census blocks. These results indicate that the new SVI + PM2.5 index might help identify populations that are at risk because of social issues or air pollution.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/11/1662PM2.5health vulnerabilityair qualitymappublic source |
| spellingShingle | Manuela Bullo Gabriela Lakkis Martin Pustilnik Juan Ignacio Bonfiglio Ricardo Di Pasquale Luciana Marisol Gonzalez Gabriela Gonzalez-Aleman Maria Cristina Lamas Agustin Salvia Martín Langsam Tomás Olego Valentín Starosta Santiago Perez-Lloret The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010 Atmosphere PM2.5 health vulnerability air quality map public source |
| title | The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010 |
| title_full | The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010 |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010 |
| title_short | The Relationship between PM2.5 and Health Vulnerability in Argentina in 2010 |
| title_sort | relationship between pm2 5 and health vulnerability in argentina in 2010 |
| topic | PM2.5 health vulnerability air quality map public source |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/11/1662 |
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