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DOI	10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.05.012
	Air quality during and after festivals: Aerosol concentrations; composition and health effects
	Singh A.; Pant P.; Pope F.D.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0169-8095
起始页码	220
结束页码	232
卷号	227
英文摘要	Ambient particulate matter (PM) continues to be among the top environmental health concerns globally; in 2017, nearly 3 million deaths were attributed to exposure to PM2.5 around the world (HEI, 2019). While much attention is paid towards point and mobile sources of PM (e.g., power plants, vehicles), episodic/periodic events such as dust storms, use of fireworks etc. can also increase ambient PM levels and lead to adverse effects on air quality, visibility, and human health, albeit in the short-term. Fireworks and bonfires are commonly used during religious and cultural festivals including Diwali (India), Lunar New Year (China), Bastille Day (France), Guy Fawkes Night (UK), Australia Day (Australia), Fourth of July/Independence Day (USA), New Year's Eve (worldwide) as well as large sporting and other events. During these events, use of fireworks results in smoke plumes which can raise the PM concentration levels for short periods of time. This review article summarizes the current body of literature on the role of fireworks use (and bonfires) on air quality, visibility, and human health. A summary of distinct type of fireworks and existing legislations/laws in different countries is also presented. Overall, there is clear evidence that such events produce exceptionally high level of pollutants, and as a result there can be intense exposures to a multipollutant mixture. In particular, the sharpest spikes are found in pollutant concentrations (such as PM2.5, PM10, and NOx) during and immediately after the firework event, followed by a decrease in the concentrations back to background levels, typically within 24 h. Peak concentrations of pollutants during firework events can exceed ambient levels by 2–8 times. As a result, overall visibility also decreases significantly, and in some cases, by as much as 92% during fireworks events. Moreover, significant health risks due to fireworks activities are also reported, although limited research has been conducted on this type of rapid air pollution exposure. The review concludes with a list of suggested future research priorities required to better understand the impacts of fireworks and bonfires on human and environmental health. © 2019
英文关键词	Air quality; Fireworks; Particulate matter; Trace metals; Visibility
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Air quality; Fires; Health; Health risks; Mobile power plants; Particles (particulate matter); Smoke; Storms; Trace elements; Visibility; Air pollution exposures; Ambient particulate Matter; Environmental health concern; Fireworks; Multipollutant mixtures; Particulate Matter; Pollutant concentration; Trace metal; Explosives; aerosol; aerosol composition; air quality; atmospheric pollution; concentration (composition); explosive; festival; health impact; particulate matter; trace metal; visibility; Australia; China; France; India; United Kingdom; United States
来源期刊	Atmospheric Research
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/162227
作者单位	School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom; Health Effects Institute, 75 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Singh A.,Pant P.,Pope F.D.. Air quality during and after festivals: Aerosol concentrations; composition and health effects[J],2019,227.
APA	Singh A.,Pant P.,&Pope F.D..(2019).Air quality during and after festivals: Aerosol concentrations; composition and health effects.Atmospheric Research,227.
MLA	Singh A.,et al."Air quality during and after festivals: Aerosol concentrations; composition and health effects".Atmospheric Research 227(2019).