Air pollution during New Year’s fireworks and daily mortality in the Netherlands

Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular and respiratory mortality and morbidity. Little is known about associations between air pollution caused by firework events and daily mortality. We investigated whether particulate matter from fireworks during New Year’s celebrations was associated with daily mortality. We analyzed the celebrations of the years 1995–2012. PM 10 concentrations increased dramatically during the firework events. Countrywide, the daily average PM 10 concentrations from 27–30 December was 29 μg/m 3 and increased during the first hour of th... Mehr ...