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An Evaluation of Air Pollution Health Impacts and Costs in São Paulo, Brazil

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  • Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia

    (University São Marcos, Laboratory of Experimental Air PollutionDepartment of PathologySchool of MedicineUniversity of São PauloSão Paulo, BrazilEnvironmental Engineering Faculty)

  • Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva

    (University of São Paulo, Laboratory of Experimental Air PollutionDepartment of PathologySchool of Medicine)

  • György Miklós Böhm

    (University of São Paulo, Laboratory of Experimental Air PollutionDepartment of PathologySchool of Medicine)

Abstract

The need to determine cost estimates of the hazardous effects of diseases is important in order to establish the priorities of actions for prevention and health management. The evaluation of air pollution impacts on health, based on expenditures, has been carried out, but there are obvious comparison difficulties among countries, as the health-per-capita investment varies enormously. In order to achieve a standard indicator, we applied the Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) method to estimate the health burden and cost estimate due to air pollution in São Paulo, Brazil. The basic methodology was the utilization of dose–response curves of epidemiological studies conducted in São Paulo to assess air pollution and its health effects. DALY attributable to air pollution in São Paulo added up to 28,212 years annually. An indirect health cost attributable to air pollution resulted in US$ 3,222,676. This estimate refers to the children and the elderly population. These results give a preliminary and underestimated value of the burden of diseases promoted by air pollution.

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  • Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia & Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva & György Miklós Böhm, 2005. "An Evaluation of Air Pollution Health Impacts and Costs in São Paulo, Brazil," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 35(5), pages 667-676, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:35:y:2005:i:5:d:10.1007_s00267-004-0042-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0042-9
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