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Ali Mansourian

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How do taxi drivers expose to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in a Chinese megacity : a rapid assessment incorporating with satellite-derived information and urban mobility data

Författare

  • Shuangming Zhao
  • Yuchen Fan
  • Pengxiang Zhao
  • Ali Mansourian
  • Hung Chak Ho

Summary, in English

Background: Taxi drivers in a Chinese megacity are frequently exposed to traffic-related particulate matter (PM2.5) due to their job nature, busy road traffic, and urban density. A robust method to quantify dynamic population exposure to PM2.5 among taxi drivers is important for occupational risk prevention, however, it is limited by data availability. Methods: This study proposed a rapid assessment of dynamic exposure to PM2.5 among drivers based on satellite-derived information, air quality data from monitoring stations, and GPS-based taxi trajectory data. An empirical study was conducted in Wuhan, China, to examine spatial and temporal variability of dynamic exposure and compare whether drivers’ exposure exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) and China air quality guideline thresholds. Kernel density estimation was conducted to further explore the relationship between dynamic exposure and taxi drivers’ activities. Results: The taxi drivers’ weekday and weekend 24-h PM2.5 exposure was 83.60 μg/m3 and 55.62 μg/m3 respectively, 3.4 and 2.2 times than the WHO’s recommended level of 25 µg/m3. Specifically, drivers with high PM2.5 exposure had a higher average trip distance and smaller activity areas. Although major transportation interchanges/terminals were the common activity hotspots for both taxi drivers with high and low exposure, activity hotspots of drivers with high exposure were mainly located in busy riverside commercial areas within historic and central districts bounded by the “Inner Ring Road”, while hotspots of drivers with low exposure were new commercial areas in the extended urbanized area bounded by the “Third Ring Road”. Conclusion: These findings emphasized the need for air quality management and community planning to mitigate the potential health risks of taxi drivers.

Avdelning/ar

  • Centrum för Mellanösternstudier (CMES)
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap
  • Centrum för geografiska informationssystem (GIS-centrum)
  • LU profilområde: Naturbaserade framtidslösningar
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate

Publiceringsår

2024-12

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volym

23

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

BioMed Central (BMC)

Ämne

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Nyckelord

  • PM exposure
  • Satellite-derived information
  • Spatiotemporal analysis
  • Taxi drivers
  • Urban mobility data

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1476-072X