Ambient Air Pollution Health Impacts in High‐Income Countries, Part II: A Case Study in the United Arab Emirates
Tongchuan Wei, Nathan Ellermeier, Nick Kruskamp, Amal Mubarak Madhi, Latifa Juma Al Shamsi, Basema Ahmad Saddik, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson · 2026
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Tongchuan Wei and co-authors estimated in 2026 the health toll of man-made air pollution in Abu Dhabi, updating figures from 2008. They combined air quality, population, and health records for 2019 to 2022 with risk functions from recent studies. The emirate's population doubled over the period, yet air quality management kept pollution from worsening as much as growth alone would predict.
Even so, estimated pollution-linked deaths rose from a few hundred to roughly 1,250. Stronger evidence that fine particles kill, population growth, and better records all pushed the number up. Hospital visits attributed to particles and ozone also increased. Dense urban hotspots carried the highest risk. The authors urge continued investment and targeted action in those hotspots.
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| CREATOR | Tongchuan Wei, Nathan Ellermeier, Nick Kruskamp, Amal Mubarak Madhi, Latifa Juma Al Shamsi, Basema Ahmad Saddik, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |