Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Research Article

Public-health impact of outdoor air pollution for 2^nd air pollution management policy in Seoul metropolitan area, Korea: Jong Han Leem, Soon Tae Kim, Hwan Cheol Kim; Ann Occup Environ Med 2015;27:7. Published online February 27, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40557-015-0058-z

Objectives

Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of outdoor air pollution on public health in Seoul metropolitan area, Korea. Attributable cases of morbidity and mortality were estimated.

Methods

Epidemiology-based exposure-response functions for a 10 μg/m3 increase in particulate matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) were used to quantify the effects of air pollution. Cases attributable to air pollution were estimated for mortality (adults ≥ 30 years), respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions (all ages), chronic bronchitis (all ages), and acute bronchitis episodes (≤18 years). Environmental exposure (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) was modeled for each 3 km × 3 km.

Results

In 2010, air pollution caused 15.9% of total mortality or approximately 15,346 attributable cases per year. Particulate air pollution also accounted for: 12,511 hospitalized cases of respiratory disease; 20,490 new cases of chronic bronchitis (adults); 278,346 episodes of acute bronchitis (children). After performing the 2^nd Seoul metropolitan air pollution management plan, the reducible death number associated with air pollution is 14,915 cases per year in 2024. We can reduce 57.9% of death associated with air pollution.

Conclusion

This assessment estimates the public-health impacts of current patterns of air pollution. Although individual health risks of air pollution are relatively small, the public-health consequences are remarkable. Particulate air pollution remains a key target for public-health action in the Seoul metropolitan area. Our results, which have also been used for economic valuation, should guide decisions on the assessment of environmental health-policy options.

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by

Economic burden of transport related pollution in Australia
Jiayi Li, Cheng Wang, Shiva Abdoli, Anthony C.Y. Yuen, Sanghoon Kook, Guan H. Yeoh, Qing N. Chan
Journal of Transport & Health.2024; 34: 101747. CrossRef
Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality Correlation in Hospitals of Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq
Yaqoob Yousif Abid Al-Rudha, Safaa A. Kadhum
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.2023; 1262(2): 022020. CrossRef
Assessing the Spatiotemporal Characteristics, Factor Importance, and Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Seoul by Integrating Machine Learning into Land-Use Regression Modeling at High Spatiotemporal Resolutions
Yue Li, Tageui Hong, Yefu Gu, Zhiyuan Li, Tao Huang, Harry Fung Lee, Yeonsook Heo, Steve H. L. Yim
Environmental Science & Technology.2023; 57(3): 1225. CrossRef
Measurement of fine particle concentrations and estimation of air quality index (AQI) over northeast Douala, Cameroon
Cyrille Adiang Mezoue, Yannick Cedric Ngangmo, Arti Choudhary, David Monkam
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.2023;[Epub] CrossRef
A Study on the Preliminary Plan for Environmental Health in Seoul, Korea
Jong-Seok Won, Hyomi Kim, Sang-Gyoon Kim
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(24): 16611. CrossRef
Air pollution and risk of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations in a large city of the Mekong Delta Region
Diep Ngoc Le, Ha Ai Phan Nguyen, Dang Tran Ngoc, Thuong Hoai Thi Do, Nghia Tuan Ton, Tuan Van Le, Tinh Huu Ho, Chinh Van Dang, Phong K. Thai, Dung Phung
Environmental Science and Pollution Research.2022; 29(60): 91165. CrossRef
Females with impaired ovarian function could be vulnerable to environmental pollutants: identification via next-generation sequencing of the vaginal microbiome
Seongmin Kim, Se Hee Lee, Kyung Jin Min, Sanghoon Lee, Jin Hwa Hong, Jae Yun Song, Jae Kwan Lee, Nak Woo Lee, Eunil Lee
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.2022; 42(5): 1482. CrossRef
Nanofiber-Based Face Masks and Respirators as COVID-19 Protection: A Review
Wafa Essa, Suhad Yasin, Ibtisam Saeed, Gomaa Ali
Membranes.2021; 11(4): 250. CrossRef
The Combined Effects of Fine Particulate Matter and Temperature on Preterm Birth in Seoul, 2010–2016
Youngrin Kwag, Min-ho Kim, Shinhee Ye, Jongmin Oh, Gyeyoon Yim, Young Ju Kim, Eunji Kim, Semi Lee, Tai Kyung Koh, Eunhee Ha
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(4): 1463. CrossRef
The impact of PM2.5 on acute otitis media in children (aged 0–3): A time series study
Jongmin Oh, Seulbi Lee, Min-ho Kim, Youngrin Kwag, Hae Soon Kim, Soontae Kim, Shinhee Ye, Eunhee Ha
Environment International.2020; 145: 106133. CrossRef
Evaluations on PM2.5 Concentrations and the Population Exposure Levels for Local Authorities in South Korea during 2015~2017
Kyuwon Son, Eunhye Kim, Minah Bae, Seunghee You, Yoon-Hee Kang, Hyun Cheol Kim, Byeong-Uk Kim, Soontae Kim
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment.2020; 36(6): 806. CrossRef
Air quality co-benefits from climate mitigation for human health in South Korea
Satbyul Estella Kim, Yang Xie, Hancheng Dai, Shinichiro Fujimori, Yasuaki Hijioka, Yasushi Honda, Masahiro Hashizume, Toshihiko Masui, Tomoko Hasegawa, Xinghan Xu, Kan Yi, Ho Kim
Environment International.2020; 136: 105507. CrossRef
The Impact of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter on Consumer Expenditures
Hojin Jung
Sustainability.2020; 12(5): 1855. CrossRef
Impact of Urbanization on PM2.5-Related Health and Economic Loss in China 338 Cities
Beidi Diao, Lei Ding, Qiong Zhang, Junli Na, Jinhua Cheng
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2020; 17(3): 990. CrossRef
Estimating the Shutdown Effect of the Old Coal-fired Power Plants on PM2.5 and its Composition
Minah Bae, Cheol Yoo, Soontae Kim
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment.2020; 36(1): 48. CrossRef
Inter-comparisons of Spatially Interpolated Short-term and Long-term PM2.5 Concentrations of Local Authorities in South Korea 2015~2017
Kyuwon Son, Seunghee You, Hyun Cheol Kim, Byeong-Uk Kim, Soontae Kim
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment.2020; 36(2): 185. CrossRef
Space-Borne Monitoring of NOx Emissions from Cement Kilns in South Korea
Hyun Cheol Kim, Changhan Bae, Minah Bae, Okgil Kim, Byeong-Uk Kim, Chul Yoo, Jinsoo Park, Jinsoo Choi, Jae-bum Lee, Barry Lefer, Ariel Stein, Soontae Kim
Atmosphere.2020; 11(8): 881. CrossRef
Long-term Effects of Cumulative Average PM2.5 Exposure on the Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Juhwan Noh, Jungwoo Sohn, Minkyung Han, Dae Ryong Kang, Yoon Jung Choi, Hyeon Chang Kim, Il Suh, Changsoo Kim, Dong Chun Shin
Epidemiology.2019; 30(Supplement): S90. CrossRef
Current State of Research on the Risk of Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Air Pollution in Korea
Sanghyuk Bae, Ho-jang Kwon
Yonsei Medical Journal.2019; 60(3): 243. CrossRef
Health risk assessment for occupants as a decision-making tool to quantify the environmental effects of particulate matter in construction projects
Seunghoon Jung, Hyuna Kang, Seulki Sung, Taehoon Hong
Building and Environment.2019; 161: 106267. CrossRef
Effect of air pollutant emission reduction policies on hospital visits for asthma in Seoul, Korea; Quasi-experimental study
Hyomi Kim, Honghyok Kim, Jong-Tae Lee
Environment International.2019; 132: 104954. CrossRef
미세먼지, 생명권에 대한 책무성
Gilyong Park
Journal of Policy Development.2019; 19(1): 155. CrossRef
Interventions to reduce ambient particulate matter air pollution and their effect on health
Jacob Burns, Hanna Boogaard, Stephanie Polus, Lisa M Pfadenhauer, Anke C Rohwer, Annemoon M van Erp, Ruth Turley, Eva Rehfuess
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.2019;[Epub] CrossRef
The Effects of Transboundary Air Pollution From China on Ambient Air Quality in South Korea
Moon Joon Kim
SSRN Electronic Journal .2019;[Epub] CrossRef
Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Ahvaz, Iran
Maryam Dastoorpoor, Zohreh Sekhavatpour, Kambiz Masoumi, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi, Hamidreza Aghababaeian, Narges Khanjani, Bayram Hashemzadeh, Mostafa Vahedian
Science of The Total Environment.2019; 652: 1318. CrossRef
Electrospun nanofiber filters for highly efficient PM2.5 capture
Changwoo Nam, Sukyoung Lee, Min Ryu, Jaewook Lee, Hyomin Lee
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering.2019; 36(10): 1565. CrossRef
Premature Deaths Attributable to Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter in the Republic of Korea
Jong-Hun Kim, In-Hwan Oh, Jae-Hyun Park, Hae-Kwan Cheong
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2018;[Epub] CrossRef
Spatial and Temporal Trends of Number of Deaths Attributable to Ambient PM2.5in the Korea
Changwoo Han, Soontae Kim, Youn-Hee Lim, Hyun-Joo Bae, Yun-Chul Hong
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2018;[Epub] CrossRef
Review of Shandong Peninsular Emissions Change and South Korean Air Quality
Hyun Cheol Kim, Seulgi Kwon, Byeong-Uk Kim, Soontae Kim
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment.2018; 34(2): 356. CrossRef
Impact of air pollution on cause-specific mortality in Korea: Results from Bayesian Model Averaging and Principle Component Regression approaches
Hien Tran, Jeongyeong Kim, Daeun Kim, Minyoung Choi, Minha Choi
Science of The Total Environment.2018; 636: 1020. CrossRef
Environmental Legal & Policy Views on PM-2.5
ByungchunSo
Environmental Law Review.2018; 40(3): 221. CrossRef
Development and Application of the Backward-tracking Model Analyzer to Track Physical and Chemical Processes of Air Parcels during the Transport
Minah Bae, Hyun Cheol Kim, Byeong-Uk Kim, Soontae Kim
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment.2017; 33(3): 217. CrossRef
Analysis of the operating parameters of a vortex electrostatic precipitator
Congxiang Lu (陆从相), Chengwu Yi (依成武), Rongjie Yi (依蓉婕), Shiwen Liu (刘诗雯)
Plasma Science and Technology.2017; 19(2): 025504. CrossRef
Influence of fossil-fuel power plant emissions on the surface fine particulate matter in the Seoul Capital Area, South Korea
Byeong-Uk Kim, Okgil Kim, Hyun Cheol Kim, Soontae Kim
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.2016; 66(9): 863. CrossRef
Assessment of the Possible Association of Air Pollutants PM10, O3, NO2 With an Increase in Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Diabetes Mortality in Panama City
Julio Zúñiga, Musharaf Tarajia, Víctor Herrera, Wilfredo Urriola, Beatriz Gómez, Jorge Motta
Medicine.2016; 95(2): e2464. CrossRef
Investigation on the ambient air quality in a hospital environment
C.O. Ayodele, B.S. Fakinle, L.A. Jimoda, J.A. Sonibare, Peter Christiaan Speldewinde
Cogent Environmental Science.2016; 2(1): 1215281. CrossRef

305 View
9 Download
43 Web of Science
36 Crossref

Original Article

Blood Pb, Urine Cd and Health Assessment of Residents in the Vicinity of Abandoned Mines in Gyeongsangbuk-do: Jong Hak Chung, Pock Soo Kang, Chang Yoon Kim, Kyung Soo Lee, Tae Yoon Hwang, Gyu Tae Kim, Jong Seo Park, Si Young Park, Dae Seop Kim, Ou Taek Lim, Joon Sakong; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005;17(3):225-237. Published online September 30, 2005; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2005.17.3.225

Abstract PDF

OBJECTIVES
The objective of this health assessment is to evaluate the health risks that may result from exposure to abandoned mine tailings in Gyeongsangbuk-do. The tailings are remnants from an earlier flotation mill and mining operation that was in business from the early 1930's until 1970.
METHODS
The soil, stream water, and drinking water in and around three abandoned mine areas, Soochul, Gumjang, Darock, and three control areas located in Gyeongsangbuk-do were analyzed for level of Cd, Pb, Cu, As, and Hg. Potential chronic health effects were evaluated by interview and medical examination.
RESULTS
Some soil and stream samples exceeded the Korean standard for soil contamination in farmland and the Korean standard of water contamination in streams respectively. Blood lead (5.37 microgram/dl) and urine cadmium (2.79 microgram/g Cr) levels of the residents in the vicinity of the abandoned mine sites were significantly higher than of the residents in the control areas (blood lead, 4.34 microgram/dl; urine cadmium, 1.62 microgram/g Cr). There were no significant differences between the mining and control areas in terms of blood pressure, Hb, BUN, creatinine, SGOT, SGPT, fasting blood sugar, and the prevalence of potential chronic diseases.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of the assessment suggested that the three abandoned mine sites do not pose an apparent health risk to nearby residents. Nevertheless, the elevated blood lead and urine cadmium levels in the residents of the abandoned mine site suggested that it might be an important source of heavy metals contamination. Therefore, a nationwide evaluation program is needed to assess the potential health risks of residents living in the vicinity of abandoned mine sites.

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by

Bioaccumulation of Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic in a Mining Area and Its Associated Health Effects
Ulziikhishig Surenbaatar, Seungho Lee, Jung-Yeon Kwon, Hyunju Lim, Jeong-Jin Kim, Young-Hun Kim, Young-Seoub Hong
Toxics.2023; 11(6): 519. CrossRef
Association between levels of exposure to heavy metals and renal function indicators of residents in environmentally vulnerable areas
Jung-Yeon Kwon, Seungho Lee, Ulziikhishig Surenbaatar, Hyoun-Ju Lim, Byoung-Gwon Kim, Sang-Yong Eom, Yong Min Cho, Woo Jin Kim, Byeng-Chul Yu, Kwan Lee, Young-Seoub Hong
Scientific Reports.2023;[Epub] CrossRef
Association of Blood Heavy Metal Levels and Renal Function in Korean Adults
Yoonjin Park, Su-Jung Lee
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(11): 6646. CrossRef
Potential of biochar for clean-up of heavy metal contaminated soil and water
Adaobi Onmonya Yvonne, Galadima Adamu Sadiq, Sadiq Maryam
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.2022; 16(4): 146. CrossRef
A review on heavy metal and metalloid contamination of vegetables: addressing the global safe food security concern
Sweta, Bhaskar Singh
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry.2022; : 1. CrossRef
Exposure factors of cadmium for residents in an abandoned metal mine area in Korea
Seung Chul Ahn, Jun Young Chang, Jung Sub Lee, Hwa Yon Yu, A-Ra Jung, Jee-Young Kim, Jong-Woo Choi, Young-Seoub Hong, Seung Do Yu, Kyounghee Choi
Environmental Geochemistry and Health.2017; 39(5): 1059. CrossRef
Time trend of cadmium intake in Korea
Chan-Seok Moon, Hye-Ran Yang, Haruo Nakatsuka, Masayuki Ikeda
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine.2016; 21(3): 118. CrossRef
Measuring the Environmental Burden of Disease in South Korea: A Population-Based Study
Seok-Jun Yoon, Hyeong-Su Kim, Jongsik Ha, Eun-Jung Kim
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2015; 12(7): 7938. CrossRef
Blood Cadmium Concentration of Residents Living near Abandoned Metal Mines in Korea
Young-Seoub Hong, Byung-Kook Lee, Jung-Duck Park, Joon Sakong, Jae-Wook Choi, Jai-Dong Moon, Dae-Seon Kim, Byoung-Gwon Kim
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2014; 29(5): 633. CrossRef
Association of arsenic levels in soil and water with urinary arsenic concentration of residents in the vicinity of closed metal mines
YongMin Cho, SungChul Seo, Seung-Hyun Choi, SeungKil Lee, KyungHee Kim, Hae-Joon Kim, Jae-Wook Choi
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.2013; 216(3): 255. CrossRef
Relationship between Urine Cadmium and Bone Mineral Density of Residents Around Abandoned Metal Mines
Kyung-Sick Jung, Nam-Soo Kim, Seung-Chul Ahn, Byung-Kook Lee
Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences.2012; 38(4): 323. CrossRef
The association of heavy metals in blood, fish consumption frequency, and risk of cardiovascular diseases among Korean adults: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2008-2010)
Ji-Ye Shin, Ji-Myung Kim, Yuri Kim
Korean Journal of Nutrition.2012; 45(4): 347. CrossRef
Blood lead levels of residents living around 350 abandoned metal mines in Korea
Nam-Soo Kim, Joon Sakong, Jae-Wook Choi, Young-Seoub Hong, Jai-Dong Moon, Byung-Kook Lee
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.2012; 184(7): 4139. CrossRef
The Effect of Exposure Factors on the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Residents Near Abandoned Metal Mines
Sanghoo Kim, Yong-Min Cho, Seung-Hyun Choi, Hae-Joon Kim, Jaewook Choi
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health.2011; 44(1): 41. CrossRef
Lessons of Goseong Abandoned Metal Mine Accident
Ho-Jang Kwon
Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences.2011; 37(5): 335. CrossRef
Relationship between Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Soil with the Blood and Urine of Residents around Abandoned Metal Mines
Bong-Ki Jang, Sang-Il Park, Nam-Soo Kim, Kyung-Sick Jung, Byung-Kook Lee, Jong-Wha Lee
Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences.2011; 37(5): 348. CrossRef
Blood Lead Level in Populations Resident in Some Abandoned Mine Area
Sun-Ho Song, Sang-Yong Eom, Yong-Dae Kim, Heon Kim, Jang-Soo Hong
Journal of Environmental Science International.2010; 19(4): 527. CrossRef
Investigation on Health Effects of an Abandoned Metal Mine
Soyeon Kim, Ho-Jang Kwon, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Kyungho Choi, Jae-Yeon Jang, Woo-Chul Jeong, Dae-Seon Kim, Seungdo Yu, Young-Wook Kim, Kwang-Young Lee, Seoung-Oh Yang, Ik Jae Jhung, Won-Ho Yang, Yun-Chul Hong
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2008; 23(3): 452. CrossRef

83 View
1 Download
18 Crossref

Original Article

Effect of Shift Work on Worker's Health, Family and Social Life at a Automobile Manufacturing Plant: Hyungjoon Chun, Mi A Son, Yongchul Kim, Eunyeon Cho, Jiyong Kim, Domyung Paek; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1998;10(4):587-598. Published online December 31, 1998; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1998.10.4.587

Abstract PDF

Effect of shift work on worker's health, family and social life was investigated at a automobile manufacturing plant in Inchon. In total, 2488 shift workers and 599 non-shift workers completed self administered questionnaire in their sleep pattern, subjective gastrointestinal symptoms, prevalent chronic disease status, general well-being schedule, family and social life. More shift workers complained of sleep disturbance, poor sleep quality, tiredness at awakening, and sleepiness in work than non-shift workers. More shift workers also complained of gastrointestinal disturbance than non-shift workers. Worker's mental health was assessed by General Well-Being Schedule(GWB) questionnaire developed for the U.S. Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys(HANES I). The percentage of severely distressed shift workers was significantly higher than that of non-shift workers(p<0.01). Among subscores in General Well-Being Schedule, anxiety, depression, positive well-being, vitality, and general health subscale of shift workers were lower than those of non-shift workers (p<0.05). In terms of family and social life, there was no significant difference between two groups. Multiple logistic regression analysis was done for discrete variables which showed statistically significant difference between shift and non-shift group. The variables included in analysis were sleep disturbance symptoms, gastrointestinal complaints, and distress level calculated from GWB score. Age, tenure, smoking, alcohol drinking, and exercise were adjusted as confounding factors and odds ratios for above symptoms due to shift work were calculated. Odds ratios (ORs) for sleep disturbance symptoms ranged from 0.52 to 3.59. ORs for gastrointestinal complaints ranged from 1.19 to 1.34. OR for distress level was 1.31. We concluded that shift workers are suffered from physical and psychological ailments due to shift work and interventional methods for preventing worker's health from adverse effects of shift work are needed.

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by

Study on Health Consciousness and Eating Habits of Workers at Deluxe Hotels in Seoul and Gyonggi-do regions
Jae Joong Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Kyung-Ran Lee
Journal of The Korean Society of Food Culture.2016; 31(6): 587. CrossRef
The association between shift work and depression in hotel workers
Hyun Jey Moon, Sang Hyun Lee, Hee Sung Lee, Kyung-Jae Lee, Joo Ja Kim
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.2015;[Epub] CrossRef
Influence of shift work in process industry on workers' occupational health, productivity, and family and social life: An ergonomic approach
Kishor K. Dhande, Sunil Sharma
Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries.2011; 21(3): 260. CrossRef

88 View
6 Download
3 Crossref

First
Prev
Page of 1
Next
Last

Search