Premature Mortality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Associated with Particulate Matter Air Pollution from the 1991 Gulf War

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• Personal Author:
  Bell ML ; Breysse PN ; Kim SR ; Samet JM ; Stineman CH ; Symons JM ; White RH
• Description:
  The State of Kuwait oil fires and military operations associated with the 1991 Gulf War resulted in substantially increased levels of airborne particulate matter (PM) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during 1991 and 1992. Using quantitative risk assessment methodology, this article estimates the increase in premature deaths in citizens of the KSA associated with the Gulf War-related increase in PM air pollution levels. Meta-analysis of daily time-series studies of non-accidental mortality associated with increased PM10 levels using two alternative methodologies yielded exposure-response relative risk functions of 2.7% and 3.5% per 50 microg/m3 increase in PM10 concentration. Combining these exposure-response functions with estimates of the magnitude and duration of the increased PM10 exposure, the size of the exposed population and baseline mortality rates provided an estimate of approximately 1,080 to 1,370 excess non-accidental deaths of Saudi citizens during 1991-1992 associated with the Gulf War-related increase in PM levels. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Mortality Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne Particulates Air Pollutants Air Pollution Author Keywords: Particulate Matter Gulf War Mortality Mortality Data Mortality Rates Particulates Risk Assessment Saudi Arabi

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• ISSN:
  1080-7039
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Illinois ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062878
• Citation:
  Hum Ecol Risk Assess 2008 Jul; 14(4):645-664
• Contact Point Address:
  Ronald H. White, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute, 615 N Wolfe Street, W6033, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
• Email:
  rwhite@jhsph.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f982c292309d017e9e2cf0414a3a521c918014a1b56b667fad4a318f71d20a208bbb678a20e31b7ae330f96b350cb321fbcbd79afbafa1465f8cadb233048f43
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226051/cdc_226051_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.34 MB ]