Study of the relation of air quality and meteorological variables in the occurrence of respiratory morbidity

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X67718

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Respiratory Diseases, Particulate Matter, Atmospheric Pollutants

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Atmospheric pollution is responsible for several damages to human health. The respiratory system has direct contact with the external environment and can absorb harmful elements present in the atmosphere causing acute and chronic respiratory diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the associations among air quality, meteorological variables, and the number of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in the city of Canoas/RS between January 2014 and December 2018. For the statistical correlation among these factors, the Pearson correlation (r) was used through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 26.0 for Windows, considering significant when p<0.05. The air quality parameters, PM10, NO2, and O3, exceeded the limits recommended by regulatory agencies. In the hospital admissions records, there was a greater registry of hospitalizations of males and in the elderly age group. It is possible to verify a significant correlation between air pollutants and hospital admissions, as well as meteorological variables. Therefore, it is necessary the implementation of effective policies and practices to minimize the health risks associated with air pollution and thus decrease the adverse effects related to this exposure. 

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Elisângela Conceição Lara, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Graduated in nursing from La Salle University - Canoas (2011). Specialization in Urgency and Emergency IFRS (2015). Master's student in Environmental Quality Feevale

Aline Belem Machado, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Graduated in Biomedicine from Feevale University. Master and PhD student in Environmental Quality at Feevale University. Was a Biochemistry II monitor for two years. Participated in the Research Project "Development, characterization and application of rhein nanoparticles in the treatment of inflammatory processes", supervised by Prof. Dr Luciane Rosa Feksa, held at Feevale University

Lutieri Mateus Benetti, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Graduated in Nursing from Feevale University.

André Luís Machado Bueno, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Graduated in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2006), Master's in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2010) and PhD in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2017). Is currently a professor at Feevale University, developing teaching activities in theoretical and practical subjects related to adult patient care. Has experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on Nursing in Adult and Elderly Health. Volunteer researcher at the graduate program in environmental quality at Feevale University. Develops research and guidance activities in the area of health promotion and surveillance, with productions focused on the study of external causes of morbidity and mortality, geoepidemiology and health information systems.

Daniela Montanari Migliavacca Osório, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil

Graduated in Chemistry from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1994), degree in Chemistry from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1994), Master's in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2001) ) and PhD in Ecology from the Graduate Program of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2009). Served as permanent professor of the Graduate Program in Environmental Quality and adjunct professor in the Undergraduate Environmental Engineering and Chemical Engineering courses at Feevale University (2010-2021) and in the Environmental Management and Environmental Engineering courses at UNISINOS (2010-2016). Is currently a Collaborating Researcher at the Faculty of Technology at UNICAMP. Has experience in Environmental Sciences, working mainly on the following topics: monitoring and atmospheric pollution, rainwater, environmental chemistry and environmental management.

Daiane Bolzan Berlese, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Graduated in Chemistry, Full Degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2002) and PhD in Toxicological Biochemistry from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2004). Served as clinical research coordinator at the Diabetes Research Center in Porto Alegre. Is currently a professor of Biochemistry at the Institute of Health Sciences, a researcher at the Body, Movement and Health Research Group and a professor at the Graduate Program in Environmental Quality at Feevale University.

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Lara, E. C., Machado, A. B., Benetti, L. M., Bueno, A. L. M., Osório, D. M. M., & Berlese, D. B. (2022). Study of the relation of air quality and meteorological variables in the occurrence of respiratory morbidity. Ciência E Natura, 44, e20. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X67718 (Original work published May 31, 2022)

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