Lung cancer mortality and exposure to atmospheric aerosol particles in Guangzhou,China |
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| Authors: | Xuexi Tie Dui Wu Guy Brasseur |
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| Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry & Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi''an 710061, China;2. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi''an 710049, China;1. Key Lab of Aerosol Science & Technology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi''an, China;2. State Key Lab of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi''an, China;3. Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi''an, China;4. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi''an, China;5. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;6. Lab of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Villigen, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland;7. Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland;1. Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry & Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi''an 710061, China;2. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi''an 710049, China;3. School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, NanChang University, Nanchang 330031, China;4. Center for Excellence in Urban Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China;5. Research and Development Department, Aerosol d.o.o., 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;6. Condensed Matter Physics Department, Jozef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;7. Magee Scientific Corp., Berkeley, CA 94702, USA |
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| Abstract: | In recent years, China and other emerging countries have been experiencing severe air pollution problems with high concentrations of atmospheric aerosol particles. Satellite measurements indicate that the aerosol loading of the atmosphere in highly populated regions of China is about 10 times higher than, for example, in Europe and in the Eastern United States. The exposure to extremely high aerosol concentrations might lead to important human health effects, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as lung cancers. Here, we analyze 52-year historical surface measurements of haze data in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and show that the dramatic increase in the occurrence of air pollution events between 1954 and 2006 has been followed by a large enhancement in the incidence of lung cancer. |
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