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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Cold Climate Impact on Air-Pollution-Related Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review.

Osnat Wine, Alvaro Osornio Vargas, Sandra M Campbell, Vahid Hosseini, Charles Robert Koch, Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Osnat WineDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3301-8851
Alvaro Osornio VargasDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8287-7102
Sandra M CampbellHealth Sciences Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9347-3880
Vahid HosseiniSchool of Sustainable Energy Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC V3T 0N1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8977-7016
Charles Robert KochDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
Mahdi ShahbakhtiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5586-1375
University of Alberta · CASimon Fraser University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In cold temperatures, vehicles idle more, have high cold-start emissions including greenhouse gases, and have less effective exhaust filtration systems, which can cause up to ten-fold more harmful vehicular emissions. Only a few vehicle technologies have been tested for emissions below -7 °C (20 °F). Four-hundred-million people living in cities with sub-zero temperatures may be impacted. We conducted a scoping review to identify the existing knowledge about air-pollution-related health outcomes in a cold climate, and pinpoint any research gaps. Of 1019 papers identified, 76 were selected for review. The papers described short-term health impacts associated with air pollutants. However, most papers removed the possible direct effect of temperature on pollution and health by adjusting for temperature. Only eight papers formally explored the modifying effect of temperatures. Five studies identified how extreme cold and warm temperatures aggravated mortality/morbidity associated with ozone, particles, and carbon-monoxide. The other three found no health associations with tested pollutants and temperature. Additionally, in most papers, emissions could not be attributed solely to traffic. In conclusion, evidence on the relationship between cold temperatures, traffic-related pollution, and related health outcomes is lacking. Therefore, targeted research is required to guide vehicle regulations, assess extreme weather-related risks in the context of climate change, and inform public health interventions.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionClimate ChangeCold ClimateHumansParticulate MatterVehicle EmissionsAir PollutantsParticulate MatterVehicle Emissionsclimate changecold climateextreme weatherhuman healthlow temperaturestraffic-related air pollution (TRAP)transportationvehicle cold startvehicle emissions

Identifiers

PMID35162495
PMCPMC8835073
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