(Study). To achieve these results, the researchers followed 39 thousand 182 elderly in the United States, between 2000 and 2012. A recent American study warned against the risk of pollution of the air, even if it low, to human health.
The study was conducted by researchers from the TH Chan of Harvard University’s public health school, and revealed that exposure to low level of air pollution increases the rate of mortality among the senior.
The research team has conducted a study to monitor the impact of the microbial particles, less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, on the health of the elderly, according to a report of the Journal of the American Medical Association released Wednesday. The particles in the air are mainly issued by industrial sources and can be inhaled and settle in the lungs. To achieve these results, the researchers monitored 39 thousand 182 elderly people in the United States, between 2000 and 2012. And for 13 years, the researchers found that the particles in the air caused 7 thousand 150 additional deaths in the elderly. “This study is the most comprehensive study of the effects of exposure to short-term air pollution so far,” according to Dr. Francesca Domenici, lead author of the study.
“We found that the mortality rate gradually increases with the increase of pollution of air, and that any level of pollution of the air, even low, is harmful to human health”. Air pollution is a risk factor for a number of diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. According to a report of the World Bank in 2016, the air pollution kills one in ten in the world, making it the fourth international and the most important risk factor in poor countries, with 93% of the death or non-fatal diseases.