Effect modification of air pollution on the association between heat and mortality in five European countries
Our analyses of both urban and rural data indicate that air pollution may intensify heat-related mortality, particularly in non-coastal and less green regions. The synergistic effect of heat and air pollution implies a potential pathway of reducing heat-related health impacts by improving air quality.
Authors
- Shilpa Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-9063)
- Sofia Zafeiratou
- Antonio Gasparrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2271-3568)
- Massimo Stafoggia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-2908)
- Klea Katsouyanni
- Alexandra Schneider
- Susanne Breitner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0956-6911)
- Evangelia Samoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9266-9929)
- Alfonso Diz-Lois Palomares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5381-9421)
- Pierre Masselot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-1290)
- Kristin Aunan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-9134)
- Nikolaos Nikolaou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0346-3142)
- Annette Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-0985)
- Siqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6239-8216)
- Francesca De’ Donato
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (DE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- CICERO Center for International Climate Research (NO)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Research
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120023
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.67
Funders
- European Commission
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- Horizon 2020