Kakovost zunanjega zraka kot determinanta zdravja

Kukec, Andreja (author), Jereb, Gregor (author), Zaletel-Kragelj, Lijana (author), Farkaš-Lainščak, Jerneja (author), Bizjak, Mirko (author), Eržen, Ivan (author)

Kakovost zunanjega zraka predstavlja eno najpomembnejših determinant zdravja. V prispevku smo na modelnem območju Zasavja predstavili primer sodelovanja sanitarnih inženirjev pri multidisciplinarnem raziskovalnem projektu. Osredotočili smo se na rezultate ekološke raziskave časovnih trendov, s katero smo ocenjevali časovno povezanost med onesnaženostjo zunanjega zraka in boleznimi dihal pri otrocih. Metodo povezovanja zdravstvenih in okoljskih podatkov je priporočila Svetovna zdravstvena organizacija. Pozitivna časovna povezanost se je pokazala pri prašnih delcih z aerodinamskim premerom 10 mikrometrov v občini Zagorje ob Savi in Trbovlje ter ozonu v občini Trbovlje. Raziskava predstavlja primer dobrega sodelovanja strokovnjakov s področja okolja in zdravja. V prihodnosti strokovnjakom na področju kakovosti zunanjega zraka največji izziv predstavlja nadgradnja predstavljene metodologije za ocenjevanje izpostavljenosti in proučevanje vpliva ultrafinih prašnih delcev na zdravje.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: kakovost zunanjega zraka, učinki na zdravje, raziskava časovnih trendov, ocenjevanje izpostavljenosti, Zasavje
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Year: 2014
• Number of pages: Str. 4-18
• Numbering: Special edition
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-113027
• UDC: 614.71
• ISSN on article: 1854-0678
• URN: URN:NBN:SI:DOC-47G8FJVR
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4795755
• Publication date in RUL: 29.11.2019

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Sanitarno inženirstvo
• Publisher: Inštitut za sanitarno inženirstvo, Zbornica sanitarnih inženirjev Slovenije
• ISSN: 1854-0678
• COBISS.SI-ID: 216969216

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• Licensing start date: 29.11.2019

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Quality of outdoor air as a determinant of health

Abstract

The outdoor air quality is one of the most important determinants of health. In this paper we present the example of cooperation of sanitary engineers in a multidisciplinary research project in the model area of Zasavje region, Slovenia. We have focused on the results of ecological time-trend study, by which we have assessed the temporal association between outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases in children. The methodology of linking health and environmental data was recommended by the World Health Organization. Positive temporal association was registered in particulate matter of 10 micrometres in diameter in the municipalies of Zagorje ob Savi and Trbovlje and ozone in the municipality of Trbovlje. The study presents an example of good collaboration between experts in the field of environment and health. In the future major challenges for experts in the field of outdoor air represent upgrading of presented methodology for exposure assessment and study of the impact of ultrafine particulate matter on health.

• Keywords: quality of outdoor air, health effects, ecological time-trend study, exposure assessment, Zasavje