title: Impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai, China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the potential impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai.
  
  
  METHODS
  The exposure level of Shanghai residents to air pollution under various planned traffic scenarios was estimated, and the public health impact was assessed using concentration-response functions derived from available epidemiological studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results showed that ambient air pollution in relation to traffic scenarios had a significant impact on the future health status of Shanghai residents. Compared with the base case scenario, implementation of various traffic scenarios could prevent 759-1574, 1885-2420, and 2277-2650 PM10-related avoidable deaths (mean-value) in 2010, 2015, and 2020, respectively. It could also decrease the incidence of several relevant diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings emphasize the need to consider air pollution-related health effects as an important impact of traffic policy in Shanghai.
authors.affiliation: Atmospheric Science Institute, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China.
authors.forename: Chang-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yun-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ren-Jie
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bing-Heng
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018986:Motor Vehicles / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011156:Population Density; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D014186:Transportation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants