Source sector and fuel contributions to ambient PM2.5 and attributable mortality across multiple spatial scales

Erin E. McDuffie; Randall V. Martin; Joseph V. Spadaro; Richard Burnett; Steven J. Smith; Patrick O’Rourke; Melanie S. Hammer; Aaron van Donkelaar; Liam Bindle; Viral Shah; Lyatt Jaeglé; Gan Luo; Fangqun Yu; Jamiu A. Adeniran; Jintai Lin; Michael Brauer

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23853-y

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Source sector and fuel contributions to ambient PM2.5 and attributable mortality across multiple spatial scales

Erin E. McDuffie,
Randall V. Martin,
Joseph V. Spadaro,
Richard Burnett,
Steven J. Smith,
Patrick O’Rourke,
Melanie S. Hammer,
Aaron van Donkelaar,
Liam Bindle,
Viral Shah,
Lyatt Jaeglé,
Gan Luo,
Fangqun Yu,
Jamiu A. Adeniran,
Jintai Lin,
Michael Brauer

Affiliations

Erin E. McDuffie: Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Randall V. Martin: Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Joseph V. Spadaro: Spadaro Environmental Research Consultants (SERC)
Richard Burnett: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
Steven J. Smith: Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Patrick O’Rourke: Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Melanie S. Hammer: Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Aaron van Donkelaar: Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Liam Bindle: Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Viral Shah: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Lyatt Jaeglé: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Gan Luo: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany
Fangqun Yu: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany
Jamiu A. Adeniran: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University
Jintai Lin: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University
Michael Brauer: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23853-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is one of the most important environmental health risk factors in many regions. Here, the authors present an assessment of PM2.5 emission sources and the related health impacts across global to sub-national scales and find that over 1 million deaths were avoidable in 2017 by eliminating PM2.5 mass associated with fossil fuel combustion emissions.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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