THE INFLUENCE OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION OF A METROPOLIS
Section: D. PHYSICS OF THE TROPOSPHERE
Authors:
1.
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS
Tomsk, Russian Federation
Tomsk, Russian Federation
2.
Institut optiki atmosfery im. V.E. Zueva SO RAN
3.
Institut obschey fiziki im. A.M. Prohorova RAN
Type:
Сonference article
Published:
26.06.2025
Subject area:
VAK Russia 1.6.18
UDC 53.047
CSCSTI 39.25
Russian Classification of Professions by Education 05.05.01
Russian Library and Bibliographic Classification 268
Russian Trade and Bibliographic Classification 636
BISAK SCI007000 Life Sciences / Biochemistry
UDC 53.047
CSCSTI 39.25
Russian Classification of Professions by Education 05.05.01
Russian Library and Bibliographic Classification 268
Russian Trade and Bibliographic Classification 636
BISAK SCI007000 Life Sciences / Biochemistry
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
atmosphere, ground level ozone, health
Funding:
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Abstract (English):
The study was conducted using data from Moscow and the Moscow region over a five year period. Ozone concentrations were measured every 20 minutes at four Mosecomonitoring stations. To analyze the number of community acquired pneumonia cases, we used data provided by A. S. Puchkov Emergency and Urgent Medical Care Station of the Moscow Department of Health. The study was limited to patients over 60 years of age. Based on the results of our study, it can be concluded that in summer, ground level ozone increases the incidence of community acquired pneumonia among Moscow residents over 60 years of age. Elderly women tolerate air pollution with ozone worse than elderly men. For men of this age category, the same ozone indicators average of community acquired pneumonia cases. It should be noted that for older people, the safe level of ground level ozone concentration is significantly lower than that accepted by the World Health Organization.
The study was conducted using data from Moscow and the Moscow region over a five year period. Ozone concentrations were measured every 20 minutes at four Mosecomonitoring stations. To analyze the number of community acquired pneumonia cases, we used data provided by A. S. Puchkov Emergency and Urgent Medical Care Station of the Moscow Department of Health. The study was limited to patients over 60 years of age. Based on the results of our study, it can be concluded that in summer, ground level ozone increases the incidence of community acquired pneumonia among Moscow residents over 60 years of age. Elderly women tolerate air pollution with ozone worse than elderly men. For men of this age category, the same ozone indicators average of community acquired pneumonia cases. It should be noted that for older people, the safe level of ground level ozone concentration is significantly lower than that accepted by the World Health Organization.
Keywords:
atmosphere, ground level ozone, health
atmosphere, ground level ozone, health
1. Belan B. D., Dudorova N. V., Kotel'nikov S. N. Prizemnyy ozon kak faktor rosta kolichestva sluchaev vnebol'nichnoy pnevmonii u naseleniya g. Moskvy v teploe vremya goda . // Optika atmosfery i okeana. 2025. T. 38. № 01. S. 39–46.
