title: Air quality in developing world disaster and conflict zones--the case of post-earthquake Haiti.
abstract: Data on air quality are remarkably limited in the poorest of the world's countries. This is especially true for post-conflict and disaster zones, where international relief efforts focus largely on more salient public health challenges such as water and sanitation, infectious diseases, and housing. Using post-earthquake Haiti as the example case, this commentary explores air quality challenges in the developing world, highlighting concerns related to infrastructure damage from post-conflict and disaster settings. We contend that there is a growing and presently unmet need for further research and attention from the global health community to address these issues.
authors: Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: mary.davis@tufts.edu.
authors: Mary E
authors: ME
authors: Davis
authors: Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Rappaport
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019049:Developed Countries; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D058735:Environmental Policy; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants
keywords: Air quality; Developing world; Haiti; PM(2.5)