IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2063: Value Assessment of Health Losses Caused by PM2.5 in Changsha City, China

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2063: Value Assessment of Health Losses Caused by PM2.5 in Changsha City, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16112063 Authors: Guanghui Yu Feifan Wang Jing Hu Yan Liao Xianzhao Liu With the advancement of urbanization, the harm caused to human health by PM2.5 pollution has been receiving increasing attention worldwide. In order to increase public awareness and understanding of the damage caused by PM2.5 in the air and gain the attention of relevant management departments, Changsha City is used as the research object, and the environmental quality data and public health data of Changsha City from 2013 to 2017 are used. All-cause death, respiratory death, cardiovascular death, chronic bronchitis, and asthma were selected as the endpoints of PM2.5 pollution health effects, according to an exposure–response coefficient, Poisson regression model, and health-impact-assessment-related methods (the Human Capital Approach, the Willingness to Pay Approach, and the Cost of Illness Approach), assessing the health loss and economic loss associated with PM2.5. The results show that the pollution of PM2.5 in Changsha City is serious, which has resulted in extensive health hazards and economic losses to local residents. From 2013 to 2017, when annual average PM2.5 concentrations fell to 10 μg/m3, the total annual losses from the five health-effect endpoints were $2788.41 mi...
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