Kara Ertan, Özdilek Hasan Göksel, Kara Emine Erman, Balcandı Fatih, Mestav Burcu
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Department of Environmental Engineering, Terzioglu Campus, Faculty of Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
Iran J Public Health. 2021 Oct;50(10):1963-1972. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v50i10.7496.
We aimed to provide information for health practitioners and other related people about the association between ambient air quality and adverse health outcomes in the general population of Nigde, a central Turkish city, within the context of current health data epidemiological evidence.
The present study highlights the connection between health problems and time series of particulate matter (PM) and sulphur dioxide (SO) in Nigde, Turkey between 2011 and 2017. Significant morbidity is linked to ambient air pollution, resulting in a significant economic cost to society.
We found that the required funds to treat cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease triggered by ambient air pollution in Nigde, exceed 9 million US dollars per year, even when only the city center is taken into account.
As Turkish cities grow and urban population density increases, air pollution issues need to be given priority in order to protect the health of the public and support sustainable development for future generations. It is recommended that particulate matter concentration in this urban center should be significantly reduced to minimize health problems.
我们旨在结合当前健康数据的流行病学证据，为健康从业者及其他相关人员提供有关土耳其中部城市尼德普通人群中环境空气质量与不良健康结果之间关联的信息。
本研究突出了2011年至2017年土耳其尼德健康问题与颗粒物（PM）和二氧化硫（SO）时间序列之间的联系。严重的发病率与环境空气污染有关，给社会带来了巨大的经济成本。
我们发现，即使仅考虑市中心，尼德因环境空气污染引发的癌症和慢性阻塞性肺疾病的治疗所需资金每年超过900万美元。
随着土耳其城市的发展和城市人口密度的增加，为保护公众健康并支持子孙后代的可持续发展，空气污染问题需要得到优先处理。建议大幅降低该城市中心的颗粒物浓度，以尽量减少健康问题。
