ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2009
Spatial modeling of PM10 and NO2 in the continental United States, 1985-2000.
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Abstract
backgroundEpidemiologic studies of air pollution have demonstrated a link between long-term air pollution exposures and mortality. However, many have been limited to city-specific average pollution measures or spatial or land-use regression exposure models in small geographic areas.
objectivesOur objective was to develop nationwide models of annual exposure to particulate matter < 10 microm in diameter (PM(10)) and nitrogen dioxide during 1985-2000.
methodsWe used generalized additive models (GAMs) to predict annual levels of the pollutants using smooth spatial surfaces of available monitoring data and geographic information system-derived covariates. Model performance was determined using a cross-validation (CV) procedure with 10% of the data. We also compared the results of these models with a commonly used spatial interpolation, inverse distance weighting.
resultsFor PM(10), distance to road, elevation, proportion of low-intensity residential, high-intensity residential, and industrial, commercial, or transportation land use within 1 km were all statistically significant predictors of measured PM(10) (model R(2) = 0.49, CV R(2) = 0.55). Distance to road, population density, elevation, land use, and distance to and emissions of the nearest nitrogen oxides-emitting power plant were all statistically significant predictors of measured NO(2) (model R(2) = 0.88, CV R(2) = 0.90). The GAMs performed better overall than the inverse distance models, with higher CV R(2) and higher precision.
conclusionsThese models provide reasonably accurate and unbiased estimates of annual exposures for PM(10) and NO(2). This approach provides the spatial and temporal variability necessary to describe exposure in studies assessing the health effects of chronic air pollution.
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