Social Inequalities in Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: A Systematic Review in the WHO European Region

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作者
Fairburn, Jonathan [1 ]
Schuele, Steffen Andreas [2 ,3 ]
Dreger, Stefanie [2 ,3 ]
Hilz, Lisa Karla [2 ,3 ]
Bolte, Gabriele [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Staffordshire Univ, Staffordshire Business Sch, Stoke On Trent ST4 2DF, Staffs, England
[2] Univ Bremen, Inst Publ Hlth & Nursing Res, Dept Social Epidemiol, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
[3] Univ Bremen, Hlth Sci Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
关键词
air quality; inequalities; inequities; equity; distribution; environmental justice; environmental inequalities; Europe; deprivation; economic position; preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA); ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; ATMOSPHERIC-POLLUTION; RESPIRATORY HEALTH; CHILDRENS EXPOSURE; NITROGEN-DIOXIDE; ROAD-TRANSPORT; QUALITY; MORTALITY; DEPRIVATION;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph16173127
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Ambient air pollution is a long-standing and significant public health issue. The aim of this review is to systematically examine the peer-reviewed evidence on social inequalities and ambient air pollution in the World Health Organization European Region. Articles published between 2010 and 2017 were analyzed in the review. In total 31 articles were included in the review. There is good evidence from ecological studies that higher deprivation indices and low economic position are usually linked with higher levels of pollutants such as particulate matter (particulate matter under 2.5 and 10 microns in diameter, PM2.5, PM10) and oxides of nitrogen (e.g., NO2, and NOx). There is also evidence that ethnic minorities experience a mixed exposure in comparison to the majority population being sometimes higher and sometimes lower depending on the ethnic minority under consideration. The studies using data at the individual level in this review are mainly focused on pregnant women or new mothers, in these studies deprivation and ethnicity are more likely to be linked to higher exposures of poor air quality. Therefore, there is evidence in this review that the burden of higher pollutants falls disproportionally on different social groups.
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