Nakhlé Myriam Mrad, Farah Wehbeh, Ziade Nelly, Abboud Maher, Coussa-Koniski Marie-Louise, Annesi-Maesano Isabella
Biology Department, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon ; Arcenciel, Environment Program, B.P. 165216 Beirut, Lebanon ; INSERM, UMR_S 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Equipe EPAR, F-75013 Paris, France ; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Equipe EPAR, F-75013 Paris, France.
Physics Department, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Multidiscip Respir Med. 2015 Jun 23;10(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s40248-015-0016-1. eCollection 2015.
Recent studies investigating the health effects of air pollution have proven an existing impact around and below international air quality guidelines and standards. These studies were based on accessible data from official registers managed by public authorities. The protocol followed in BAPHE project is described; its benefits and disadvantages are presented and discussed in this paper.
Based on the review of several international studies we developed a custom made approach in BAPHE (Beirut Air Pollution and Health Effects) project in order to analyze the short term health effects of air pollution taking into consideration the lack of data availability from official sources.
PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations were measured in Beirut for the period starting from the 1(st) of January 2012 to the 31(st) of December 2012. The annual average concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 exceeded WHO's annual average limits by 150 % and 200 %, respectively. Health data for 11,567 individuals were collected over 12 months. A variation of hospital admission causes was observed by age categories and gender.
This article presents a simple protocol and the descriptive results of its application in the frame of an eco-epidemiological study in Lebanon. We believe that this work is not only important on a local scale, but it could be helpful for environmental epidemiological studies in other countries.
近期关于空气污染对健康影响的研究已证实，在国际空气质量指南和标准附近及以下水平存在着实际影响。这些研究基于公共当局管理的官方登记册中的可获取数据。本文描述了BAPHE项目所遵循的方案；介绍并讨论了其优缺点。
基于对多项国际研究的综述，我们在BAPHE（贝鲁特空气污染与健康影响）项目中开发了一种定制方法，以分析空气污染的短期健康影响，同时考虑到官方来源数据的缺乏。
对2012年1月1日至2012年12月31日期间贝鲁特的PM2.5和PM10浓度进行了测量。PM10和PM2.5的年均浓度分别超出世界卫生组织年均限值150%和200%。在12个月内收集了11567人的健康数据。观察到按年龄类别和性别划分的住院病因存在差异。
本文介绍了一种简单方案及其在黎巴嫩生态流行病学研究框架内应用的描述性结果。我们认为这项工作不仅在地方层面很重要，而且可能对其他国家的环境流行病学研究有所帮助。
