| Literature DB >> 27826826 |
Boscolli Barbosa Pereira1, Paolla Brandão da Cunha2, Guilherme Gomes Silva2, Edimar Olegário de Campos Júnior3, Sandra Morelli3, Cláudio Alves Vieira Filho4, Euclides Antônio Pereira de Lima4, Marcos Antônio Souza Barrozo4.
Abstract
The development of parameters to explore the link between air-related diseases and their significant driving forces is an important aim in terms of national economics and public health. In this study, we did an integrated analysis involving multiple environmental health indicators from Uberlândia, Brazil, registered before and during a period when the Brazilian government reduced taxes on new cars in a bid to bolster local manufacturing. In addition, the present study utilized Driving Force-Pressure-State-Exposure-Effect-Action (DPSEEA) frameworks to evaluate correlations in environmental health indicators over 10 years (2004-2013), in which the Brazilian government reduced vehicle production taxes beginning in 2008. Significant correlations in all indicators selected were found from 2008 to 2013, corresponding to the tax reduction on new vehicles. The frequency of micronuclei (MN) was significantly higher in the city center compared to the reference site, with the highest MN levels observed during the period of reduced taxes. Results reinforced the need to adopt air quality monitoring programs in major cities.Keywords: DPSEEA; Environmental health; Particulate matter; Urban air toxicity; Vehicle pollution
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27826826 DOI： 10.1007/s11356-016-8039-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ISSN： 0944-1344 Impact factor: 4.223