Ballester Ferran
Unidad de Epidemiologia y Estadística, Escuela Valenciana de Estudios para la Salud.
Rev Esp Salud Publica. 2005 Mar-Apr;79(2):159-75. doi: 10.1590/s1135-57272005000200005.
Emissions into the atmosphere related to the climate change may further worsen the effects which air pollution has on the health of our citizens, not only indirectly due to the impact of weather phenomenon, but directly, due to the direct effects pollutants have on health. However, the efforts throughout most of the world have been aimed at dealing with these two problems separately for too many years. In fact, it is very often believed that the climate's health-safeguarding benefits would be achieved in the long term. To the contrary, what has become obvious over recent years is that the actions for reducing the emissions of polluting gases could redound in beneficial effects in the short term due to the reduction of the impact of air pollutants on the health of our citizens. This article presents the possible risks of the pollutants most closely related to climate changes, such as ozone and fine particles. Bearing in mind the uncertainties and unknowns related to this subject, the main implications for the policies related to this matter in Spain, as well as the needs for research are set out herein. In this regard, both from the standpoint of monitoring as well as research, it is considered necessary for an epidemiological monitoring system of the effects of air pollution and the relationship thereof to global changes to be established.
与气候变化相关的大气排放可能会进一步加剧空气污染对我们公民健康的影响，这不仅是由于天气现象的影响而产生间接作用，还因为污染物会直接对健康产生影响。然而，多年来世界上大部分地区的努力都是分别针对这两个问题的。事实上，人们常常认为从长远来看气候对健康的保护益处会得以实现。相反，近年来已经很明显的是，由于减少了空气污染物对我们公民健康的影响，减少污染气体排放的行动在短期内可能会产生有益效果。本文介绍了与气候变化最密切相关的污染物，如臭氧和细颗粒物的潜在风险。考虑到与该主题相关的不确定性和未知因素，本文阐述了其对西班牙相关政策的主要影响以及研究需求。在这方面，从监测和研究的角度来看，建立一个空气污染影响及其与全球变化关系的流行病学监测系统被认为是必要的。
