Environmental Health

Study identified diseases that correlate with suspended particle concentration

Published in Health and Medicine Week, October 10th, 2005

Researchers have investigated the correlation between suspended particles in the environmental air and causes of disease among inhabitants in cross-sectional studies using the vital statistics and air pollution data in Japan.

Scientists in Japan report, "To identify the diseases that correlate with suspended particle concentration in the ambient air, a cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted using the annual vital statistics and air pollution estimates of 1881 points throughout Japan."

K. Iwai and colleagues of the Japan Anti-TB Association explained, "The concentration of suspended particulate matters (SPMs) 10 mcm or less in diameter...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2005-10-10)

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