伦敦雾:1866-1965年间的污染与死亡率百年史

London Fog: A Century of Pollution and Mortality, 1866–1965

Review of Economics and Statistics · 2022
被引 11
人大 AABS 4

中文导读

利用伦敦1866-1965年间的独特死亡数据与著名雾霾事件,研究空气污染对死亡率的影响及其与传染病的相互作用,发现污染显著增加死亡,且传染病负担的减轻改变了污染的健康成本。

Abstract

Abstract This study draws on London’s long experience with air pollution in order to improve our understanding of the overall effects of pollution exposure and how and why these effects evolve as locations develop. I compare uniquely detailed new mortality data covering 1866 to 1965 to the timing of London’s famous fog events, which trapped emissions in the city. I show that air pollution was a major contributor to mortality in London over this period and that it interacted strongly with specific infectious diseases. As a consequence of this interaction, reductions in the infectious disease burden substantially altered the health costs of pollution.

伦敦雾空气污染死亡率传染病