Air pollution inequality and its temporal trends in Nordic countries
The demand for research on air pollution inequality in Nordic countries is rising with the growing evidence of adverse health effects. We examined socio-economic and ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure from 1990 to 2016. Results revealed that exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 was generally higher in municipalities with higher income, education and immigrant populations. Disparities mostly decreased over time, benefiting almost all groups. But, ozone exposure increased in many regions. The findings highlight the need for attention to rising ozone levels and disproportionate exposure of immigrants.
Authors
- Jesper Heile Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6741-5839)
- Þröstur Þorsteinsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-866X)
- Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth
- Kimmo Nurmio
- Raoul Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5971-8525)
- Lise Marie Frohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4236-5708)
- Stefan Åström
- Jørgen Brandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-9547)
- Camilla Geels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2549-1750)
- Isabel Seifert-Dähnn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-8457)
- Anna Strandell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-0439)
- Allan Timmermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0413-0131)
Institutions
- Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NO)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Finnish Environment Institute (FI)
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NO)
- IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Studies
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2024.2403952
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63
Funders
- NordForsk