Annoyance Caused by Air Pollution: A Comparative Study of Two Industrialized Regions
Although there had been a many studies that shows
the impact of air pollution on physical health, comparatively less was
known of human behavioral responses and annoyance impacts.
Annoyance caused by air pollution is a public health problem because
it can be an ambient stressor causing stress and disease and can affect
quality of life. The objective of this work is to evaluate the
annoyance caused by air pollution in two different industrialized
urban areas, Dunkirk (France) and Vitoria (Brazil). The populations
of these cities often report feeling annoyed by dust. Surveys were
conducted, and the collected data were analyzed using statistical
analyses. The results show that sociodemographic variables,
importance of air quality, perceived industrial risk, perceived air
pollution and occurrence of health problems play important roles in
the perceived annoyance. These results show the existence of a
common problem in geographically distant areas and allow
stakeholders to develop prevention strategies.
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[1] L. Oglesby, N. Kunzli, C. Monn, C. Schindler, U. Ackermann-Liebrich,
P. Leuenberger, Validity of annoyance scores for estimation of long
term air pollution exposure in epidemiologic studies: The swiss study on
air pollution and lung diseases in adults (SAPALDIA). Am. J.
Epidemiol. 2000, 152, 75–83.
[2] T. Rotko, L. Oglesby, N. Kunzli, P. Carrer, M.J. Nieuwenhuijsen, M.
Jantunen, Determinants of perceived air pollution annoyance and
association between annoyance scores and air pollution (PM2.5. NO2)
concentrations in the European EXPOLIS study. Atmospheric
Environment 36 (2002). 4593–4602.
[3] N.P.Hyslop, Impaired visibility: the air pollution people see.
Atmospheric Environment. Vol. 43. p.182-195. 2009.
[4] A.H. Amundsen, R. Klaeboe, R. Fyhri, Annoyance from vehicular air
pollution: Exposure–response relationships for Norway. Atmospheric
Environment. Vol. 42p. 679-7688. 2008.
[5] M. Nikopoulou, J. Kleissl, P.F. Linden, S. Lykoudis, Pedestrians'
perception of environmental stimuli through field surveys: Focus on
particulate pollution. Science of the Total Environment (2011).
[6] R. Klaeboe , A.H. Amundsen, R. Fyhri, Annoyance from vehicular air
pollution: A comparison of European exposure–response relationships.
Atmospheric Environment Vol. 42. 7689-7694. 2008.
[7] T. Stenlund, E. Lidén, K. Andresson, J. Garvill, S. Nordin, Annoyance
and health symptoms and their influencing factors: A population-based
air pollution intervention study. Public Health 123. 339-345. 2009.
[8] M. Sofer, O. Potchter, N. Gnaim, J.M. Gnaim, Environmental nuisances
from industrial activities in reseidentialares of Arab municipalities in
Israel. Applied Geography 35 (2012 353-362.
[9] M. Kim, O. Yi, H. Kim, The role differences in individual and
community attributes in perceived air quality. Science of the Total
Environment. 424:20-26. 2012.
[10] Le Monde.FR; Florange : la vie après l'arrêt des hauts-fourneaux.
Disponível em: http://www.lemonde.fr. Acesso em 15 de abril de 2013.
[11] IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) – Senso 2010–
disponível em www.ibge.gov.br acesso em 10 de julho de 2011.
[12] Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente – IEMA. Relatório da Qualidade
do ar na Grande Vitória 2006. Retrieved on 11 December 2013 from:
www.iema.gov.br.
[13] IJSN- Instituto Jones dos santos Neves. Perfil Regional - Região
Metropolitana da Grande Vitória. (2009). Retrieved on 08 April 2013
from: www.ijsn.es.gov.br
[14] I. Calvo-Mendieta, H. Flaquart, S. Frere, F. Gonthier, A.P. Hellequin, A.
Le Blanc, (2008). Perception du risqueindustriel par les populations du
Dunkerquois. Rapport intermédiaire. contrat de recherche pour la «
Fondation pour une Culture de la SécuritéIndustrielle » (FonCSI).
[15] L. B. Souza, Estudo de correlação entre a percepção do incômodo
causado pelas partículas sedimentadas e os níveis de concentração na
atmosfera em uma região impactada. Dissertação de Mestrado -
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória. 2011.
[16] WHO - World Health Organization. WHO Air Quality Guidelines for
Particulate Matter, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulphur Dioxide.
Global update 2005.
[17] A. Lehman, (2005) "JMP for Basic Univariate and Multivariate
Statistics: A Step-by-step Guide"Local: Campus Drive, Cary, North
Carolina, Editora SAS Institute.
[18] B. Abraham and J. Ledolter, Introduction to Regression Modeling.
Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006
[19] M. Theophanides, J. Anastassopoulou, C. T. Vasilakos, T.Maggos, T.
Theophanides. Mortality and pollution in several greek cities. J Environ
Sci Health Part A 2007;42:741–6.
[20] M. Kampa and E. Castanas, Human health effects of air pollution.
Environ Pollut 2008;151:362–7.
[21] PPA (2002) Plan de Protection de L’Atmosphère de L’aglomération
Dunkerquoise. Retrieved on 28 April 2013 from: http://www.nord-pasde-
calais.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/ppa-dunkerque.pdf
[22] Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente – IEMA. Inventário de Emissões
Atmosféricas da Região da Grande Vitória. Acordo de Cooperação
Técnica IEMA-ECOSOFT. Vitória. 2011a.
[23] Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia – INMTE. Retrieved on 22 March
from: http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/graficos
Climaticos
[24] T.T.A. Albuquerque, M.F. Andrade, Y.R. Ynoue, Caracterization of
atmospheric aerosols in the city of São Paulo. Brazil: comparisons
between polluted and unpolluted periods. Environ Monit Assess. 2011.
[25] S. Domínguez-Almendros S., N. Benítez-Parejo, A.R. Gonzalez-
Ramirez, LogisticRegressionModels. Allergologiaetimmunopathologia
(Madr). 39(5) (2011); 295-305.
[26] L.A. Baxter, S.J. Finch, F.W. Lipfert and Q. Yu,”Comparing estimates
of effects of air pollution on human mortality obtained using different
regression mathodologies”. Risk Aanlysis. Vol 17, Nº 3, 1997.
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the impact of air pollution on physical health, comparatively less was
known of human behavioral responses and annoyance impacts.
Annoyance caused by air pollution is a public health problem because
it can be an ambient stressor causing stress and disease and can affect
quality of life. The objective of this work is to evaluate the
annoyance caused by air pollution in two different industrialized
urban areas, Dunkirk (France) and Vitoria (Brazil). The populations
of these cities often report feeling annoyed by dust. Surveys were
conducted, and the collected data were analyzed using statistical
analyses. The results show that sociodemographic variables,
importance of air quality, perceived industrial risk, perceived air
pollution and occurrence of health problems play important roles in
the perceived annoyance. These results show the existence of a
common problem in geographically distant areas and allow
stakeholders to develop prevention strategies.
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