A hybrid model approach for estimating health burden from NO 2 in megacities in China
A case study in Guangzhou
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15545446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Baihuiqian He (0000-0003-1994-4151, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, corresponding author), Mathew R Heal (0000-0001-5539-7293, University of Edinburgh), Kamilla H Humstad (0000-0003-1017-2191, University of Edinburgh), Liu Yan (0000-0001-5155-7448, Tsinghua University), Qiang Zhang (0000-0003-4613-3100, Tsinghua University), Stefan Reis (0000-0003-2428-8320, University of Exeter) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 124019-124019 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ab4f96 |
| OpenAlex | W2981802646 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 61 |
Background: Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) poses substantial public health risks in large cities globally. Concentrations of NO 2 shows high spatial variation, yet intra-urban measurements of NO 2 in Chinese cities are sparse. The size of Chinese cities and shortage of some datasets is challenging for high spatial resolution modelling. The aim here was to combine advantages of dispersion and land-use regression (LUR) modelling to simulate population exposure to NO 2 at high spatial resolution for health burden calculations, in the example megacity of Guangzhou. Methods: Ambient concentrations of NO 2 simulated by the ADMS-Urban dispersion model at 83 ‘virtual’ monitoring sites, selected to span both the range of NO 2 concentration and weighting by population density, were used to develop a LUR model of 2017 annual-mean NO 2 across Guangzhou at 25 m × 25 m spatial resolution. Results: The LUR model was validated against both the 83 virtual sites (adj R 2 : 0.96, RMSE: 5.48 μ g m −3 ; LOOCV R 2 : 0.96, RMSE: 5.64 μ g m −3 ) and, independently, against available observations ( n = 11, R 2: : 0.63, RMSE: 18.0 μ g m −3 ). The modelled population-weighted long-term average concentration of NO 2 across Guangzhou was 52.5 μ g m −3 , which contributes an estimated 7270 (6960−7620) attributable deaths. Reducing concentrations in exceedance of the China air quality standard/WHO air quality guideline of 40 μ g m −3 would reduce NO 2 -attributable deaths by 1900 (1820–1980). Conclusions: We demonstrate a general hybrid modelling method that can be employed in other cities in China to model ambient NO 2 concentration at high spatial resolution for health burden estimation and epidemiological study. By running the dispersion model with alternative mitigation policies, new LUR models can be constructed to quantify policy effectiveness on NO 2 population health burden
Air pollution · Air quality index · China · Environmental health · Geography · Mean squared error · Megacity · Meteorology · Population · Statistics · Weighting · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Environmental Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Highly cited | No |