The impact of 9/11 on the association of ambient air pollution with daily respiratory hospital admissions in a Canada‐US border city, Windsor, Ontario
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19268396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Isaac Luginaah (0000-0001-7858-3048, corresponding author), Karen Y Fung (University of Windsor), Kevin M Gorey (0000-0003-1870-6549, University of Windsor), Shahedul A Khan (0000-0002-3400-2798, University of Windsor), Shahedul Khan |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 501-514 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207230600802148 |
| PMID | 21234298 |
| PMCID | PMC3019178 |
| OpenAlex | W2095283988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
The 11 September 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks in the United States resulted in long lines of trucks at the border crossing in Windsor, Ontario. Public concern about the potential impact of these trucks spewing toxic pollutants into the air drew attention to the need to investigate the impact of 9/11 on the daily levels of air pollutants and respiratory hospitalization. In this study, significant increases in respiratory admissions were found one month and 6 months post-9/11. Mean daily respiratory admission was also significantly higher than the same period one year earlier and one year later. SO(2) and CO concentration levels were found to be generally higher after 9/11 than one year before and immediately before. Relative risk estimates of respiratory hospitalization after 9/11 showed that SO(2) (RR̂ = 1.15 for two-day, RR̂ = 1.18 for three-day, and RR̂ = 1.21 for five-day averages), NO(2) (RR̂ = 1.10 for current day), and COH (RR̂ = 1.09 for current day, RR̂ = 1.10 for two-day average) had the most significant effects after 9/11. These results suggest the need for more stringent regulatory efforts in air quality in the region in response to the changing transportation dynamics at this Canada-US border crossing
Air pollutants · Air pollution · Air quality index · Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Meteorology · Respiratory system · Windsor · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting · Demography · Environmental Science · Medicine · Vehicle emissions and performance
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |