Spickett Jeff T, Brown H L, Rumchev Krassi
Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011 Mar;23(2 Suppl):37S-45. doi: 10.1177/1010539511398114.
The objectives of the study were to: consider the potential health impacts in Australia and the region arising from changes in air quality occurring as a result of climate change, identify vulnerable groups and potential adaptation measures and discuss the implications for policy. The authors provide an overview of international and national information on the potential health impacts of air pollutants that would most likely be affected by climate change and a discussion of the policy implications. Climate change is likely to have an impact on levels of ozone and possibly particulates, both of which are associated with increased mortality and a range of respiratory and cardiovascular health effects. One of the implications is therefore a possible increase in adverse health effects due to air pollutants. Regional health impact assessments of climate change should address the issue of air quality, consider current coping capacity, and determine the need for adaptation, particularly for vulnerable groups. Implications for policy include the need for improved modeling and forecasting of air pollutant levels, increased efforts to reduce emissions of air pollutants, continued monitoring of air pollutant levels, and monitoring of the incidence of health effects associated with air pollutants in all countries in the region.
考量气候变化导致空气质量变化在澳大利亚及该地区所产生的潜在健康影响，识别弱势群体及潜在适应措施，并探讨其对政策的影响。作者概述了国际和国内有关很可能受气候变化影响的空气污染物潜在健康影响的信息，并讨论了政策影响。气候变化可能会对臭氧水平产生影响，也可能对颗粒物产生影响，这两者都与死亡率上升以及一系列呼吸道和心血管健康影响有关。因此，其中一个影响可能是空气污染物导致的不良健康影响增加。对气候变化的区域健康影响评估应解决空气质量问题，考虑当前应对能力，并确定适应需求，特别是针对弱势群体。对政策的影响包括需要改进空气污染物水平的建模和预测，加大减少空气污染物排放的力度，持续监测空气污染物水平，以及监测该地区所有国家与空气污染物相关的健康影响发生率。
