J4.2 SYNOPTIC WEATHER PATTERNS AND MODIFICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION AND HUMAN MORTALITY

Daily and seasonal fluctuations in mortality have been positively and significantly associated with ambient concentrations of atmospheric pollution and meteorological variables such as temperature and barometric pressure. However, much less is known about the health risk from atmospheric pollutants in the context of frequently occurring weather patterns. The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between short-term exposure to urban air pollution and all-cause, and cardio-respiratory mortality under typical meteorological conditions. Concentrations of air pollutants (including carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and fine particulate matter) and human mortality from non