Objective To investigate the association between changes in long term residential exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and premature mortality in Canada.
Design Population based quasi-experimental study.
Setting Canada.
Participants 663 100 respondents to the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Canadian censuses aged 25-89 years who had consistently lived in areas with either high or low PM2.5 levels over five years preceding census day and moved during the ensuing five years.
Interventions Changes in long term exposure to PM2.5 arising from residential mobility.
Main outcome measures The primary outcome was deaths from natural causes. Secondary outcomes were deaths from any cardiometabolic cause, any respiratory cause, and any cancer cause. All outcomes were obtained from the national vital statistics database.
Results Using a propensity score matching technique with numerous personal, socioeconomic, health, and environment related covariates, each participant who moved to a d
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Necessity or Luxury?: Environmental sustainability and economic growth in MENA
April 22, 2021 Share
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is grappling with many challenges on several fronts. Air pollution, water scarcity, and climate change in general are some of the serious challenges facing the MENA economies and residents that have been overshadowed by energy, security, and political debates surrounding the region. Nonetheless, considering their significant negative impact on the economic development of the MENA countries, inclusive, sustainable, and stable economic growth will require timely and effective solutions for the region s environmental challenges.
Air pollution is costing the MENA region 2.2% of its GDP