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Associação entre material particulado de queimadas e doenças respiratórias na região sul da Amazônia brasileira

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Carmo, Cleber Nascimento do, Hacon, Sandra, Longo, Karla Maria, Freitas, Saulo, Ignotti, Eliane, Leon, Antonio Ponce de, Artaxo, Paulo·2010·Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
DOI 10.1590/s1020-49892010000100002
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term effects of exposure to particulate matter from biomass burning in the Amazon on the daily demand for outpatient care due to respiratory diseases in children and the elderly. METHODS: Epidemiologic study with ecologic time series design. Daily consultation records were obtained from the 14 primary health care clinics in the municipality of Alta Floresta, state of Mato Grosso, in the southern region of the Brazilian Amazon, between January 2004 and December 2005. Information on the daily levels of fine particulate matter was made available by the Brazilian National Institute for Spatial Research. To control for confounding factors (situations in which a non-causal association between exposure and disease is observed due to a third variable), variables related to time trends, seasonality, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and calendar effects (such as occurrence of holidays and weekends) were included in the model. Poisson regression with generalized additive models was used. RESULTS: A 10 microg/m3 increase in the level of exposure to particulate matter was associated with increases of 2.9% and 2.6% in outpatient consultations due to respiratory diseases in children on the 6th and 7th days following exposure. Significant associations were not observed for elderly individuals. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the levels of particulate matter from biomass burning in the Amazon are associated with adverse effects on the respiratory health of children.

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Carmo, C. N. D., Hacon, S., Longo, K. M., Freitas, S., Ignotti, E., Leon, A. P. D., & Artaxo, P.
Affiliations
  • Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
  • Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (BR)
  • Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (BR)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
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Venue
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Published
2010-01
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pages
10-16
ISSN
1020-4989 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1590/s1020-49892010000100002
OpenAlex
W2136995421
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Language
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Energy and Environment Impacts
Keywords
biomass burning, particulate matter, PM2.5, respiratory diseases, children, older adults, outpatient visits, air pollution health effects, Amazon, Mato Grosso, Alta Floresta
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Agriculture, Ambulatory Care, Brazil, Child Welfare, Child, Preschool, Environmental Exposure, Fires, Humans, Infant, Meteorological Concepts, Respiration Disorders, Seasons, Smoke, Trees, Urban Health, Biomass, Particulate Matter

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