naa a22 4500 510751288 CHVBK 20180411083105.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11270-013-1508-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11270-013-1508-2 Nawahda Amin Environmental Research Center (ERC), Sohar University, P.O. Box 44, 311, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman aut Reductions of PM2.5 Air Concentrations and Possible Effects on Premature Mortality in Japan [Elektronische Daten] [Amin Nawahda] The current study estimates premature mortality caused by long-term exposure to elevated concentrations of PM2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 2.5μm) in Japan from 2006 to 2009. The premature mortality is calculated based on a relative risk of 1.04 (95% CI, 1.01-1.08) per 10μg m−3 increase above the annual mean limit of 10μg m−3 taken from the World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines. The spatiotemporal variations of PM2.5 are estimated based on the measurements of suspended particulate matter (SPM) (with aerodynamic diameter approximately less than 7.0μm) at 1,843 monitors. The improvements of air quality in Japan by reducing the emissions of SPM from 2006 to 2009 could save 3,602 lives based on a reduction target of 10μg m−3 annual mean concentration. This finding could be a tangible benefit gained by reducing the emissions of particulate matter in Japan. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013 Premature mortality nationallicence SPM nationallicence Exposure nationallicence PM2.5 nationallicence Japan nationallicence Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Springer Netherlands 224/4(2013-04-01), 1-7 0049-6979 224:4<1 2013 224 11270 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1508-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1508-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Nawahda Amin Environmental Research Center (ERC), Sohar University, P.O. Box 44, 311, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Springer Netherlands 224/4(2013-04-01), 1-7 0049-6979 224:4<1 2013 224 11270 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer