Particulate Matter 2.5

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PM <strong>2.5</strong> Health Effects – Short Term Exposure • Eye, Nose Throat, Lung Irritation • Headache, Nausea • Aggravated Asthma • Acute respiratory symptoms • Increased risk of heart attack
How Quickly? • Measurable changes in the body may take place within hours of increased exposure, particularly in people with existing cardiovascular or respiratory conditions • “... if you are aged 75 and older, you have a considerably increased risk of having a heart attack within two hours of a high fine particle episode ...”, “...That risk doubles if you already have heart or respiratory disease.” {Pope et al., 2002}
Page 1 and 2: Particulate Matter 2.5 Human Health
Page 3 and 4: M. Lipsett, California OEHHA PM siz
Page 5 and 6: PM Size & the Respiratory System
Page 7 and 8: PM 2.5 Sources • Fossil fuel comb
Page 9 and 10: Air Pollutants - Who Is Most At Ris
Page 11 and 12: Adjusted mo T W 1.0 p P t l 0.9 0.8
Page 13: Air Quality Index ~ PM-2.5 Particul
Page 17 and 18: PM 2.5 Long Term Exposure - Chronic
Page 19 and 20: Mortality Risk Ratio Six Cities Coh
Page 21 and 22: 10 g/m 3 PM 2.5 → approximately 6
Page 23 and 24: Data for Death/Illness from short-t
Page 25: Questions? lori.verbrugge@alaska.go

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