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Global goods movement and the local burden of childhood asthma in southern California

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  • Perez, L.
  • Künzli, N.
  • Avol, E.
  • Hricko, A.M.
  • Lurmann, F.
  • Nicholas, E.
  • Gilliland, F.
  • Peters, J.
  • McConnell, R.

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OBJECTIVES: As part of a community-based participatory research effort, we estimated the preventable burden of childhood asthma associated with air pollution in the southern California communities of Long Beach and Riverside. METHODS: We calculated attributable fractions for 2 air pollution reduction scenarios to include assessment of the newly recognized health effects associated with residential proximity to major roads and impact from ship emissions. RESULTS: Approximately 1600 (9%) of all childhood asthma cases in Long Beach and 690 (6%) in Riverside were attributed to traffic proximity. Ship emissions accounted for 1400 (21%) bronchitis episodes and, in more modest proportions, health care visits for asthma. Considerably greater reductions in asthma morbidity could be obtained by reducing nitrogen dioxide and ozone concentrations to levels found in clean coastal communities. CONCLUSIONS: Both Long Beach and Riverside have heavy automobile traffic corridors as well as truck traffic and regional pollution originating in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, the largest in the United States. Community-based quantitative risk analyses can improve our understanding of health problems and help promote public health in transportation planning.

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  • Perez, L. & Künzli, N. & Avol, E. & Hricko, A.M. & Lurmann, F. & Nicholas, E. & Gilliland, F. & Peters, J. & McConnell, R., 2009. "Global goods movement and the local burden of childhood asthma in southern California," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99, pages 622-628.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2009:99:s3:s622-628_2
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    1. Kinnon, Michael Mac & Razeghi, Ghazal & Samuelsen, Scott, 2021. "The role of fuel cells in port microgrids to support sustainable goods movement," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
    2. Olivier Chanel & Laura Perez & Nino Künzli & Sylvia Medina, 2016. "The hidden economic burden of air pollution-related morbidity: evidence from the Aphekom project," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 17(9), pages 1101-1115, December.
    3. Houston, Douglas & Ong, Paul & Jaimes, Guillermo & Winer, Arthur, 2011. "Traffic exposure near the Los Angeles–Long Beach port complex: using GPS-enhanced tracking to assess the implications of unreported travel and locations," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 19(6), pages 1399-1409.
    4. Minaal Farrukh & Haneen Khreis, 2021. "Monetizing the Burden of Childhood Asthma Due to Traffic Related Air Pollution in the Contiguous United States in 2010," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-21, July.
    5. Houston, Douglas & Ong, Paul & Jaimes, Guillermo & Winer, Arthur, 2011. "Traffic exposure near the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex: using GPS-enhanced tracking to assess the implications of unreported travel and locations," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt17w613sw, University of California Transportation Center.
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    7. Cartier, Yuri & Benmarhnia, Tarik & Brousselle, Astrid, 2015. "Tool for assessing health and equity impacts of interventions modifying air quality in urban environments," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 1-9.

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