低炭素社会による大気汚染物質濃度低減を介した健康へのインパクトの定量化手法の開発

• Project/Area Number: 13F03501
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 外国
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo (2014-2015); National Institute for Environmental Studies (2013)
• Principal Investigator: 渡辺 知保 (2014-2015) 東京大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (70220902); 上田 佳代 (2013) 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 環境健康研究センター, 主任研究員
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NG CHRIS FOOK SHENG 東京大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員 ; NG Chris Fook Sheng 東京大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員 ; NG Chris Fook Sheng 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 環境健康研究センター, 外国人特別研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 大気汚染物質 / 低炭素社会 / 健康影響評価 / health impact / air pollution / low carbon society / 健康影響

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

1.Our collaboration with researchers in Japan and Malaysia has enabled the creation of an important environmental health database that allows the assessment of health impacts associated with various anthropogenic air pollutants as well as weather factors in a tropical location. This database that combines daily hospital admission records, air quality data and weather variables is a substantial step towards understanding how environmental health changes as the study location transitions to a low carbon society.
2.In this study, we found there was evidence that air particulate pollutant negatively affects cardiorespiratory diseases and that this association is short-term and varies seasonally according to local climate. Besides reducing the level of greenhouse gases, emission control in the study location is also expected to lead to a lower level of air particulate matter and because of this, lower health impacts.
3.We have presented the preliminary findings of the current study at 2 international meetings. We have also published a related article that proposes a new aerosol model to simulate the level of certain air pollutants, the results of which are currently being used to predict future health impacts.

Research Progress Status

27年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

27年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(Malaysia)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Institute for Medical Research(Malaysia)
• [Journal Article] Application of a global nonhydrostatic model with a stretched-grid system to regional aerosol simulations around Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Goto D, Dai T, Satoh M, Tomita H, Uchida J, Misawa S, Inoue T, Tsuruta H, Ueda K, Ng CFS, Takami A, Sugimoto N, Shimizu A, Ohara T, Nakajima T
  • Journal Title: Geoscientific Model Development Volume: 8 Pages: 235-259
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Particulate matter modifies the association between airborne pollen and daily medical consultations for pollinosis in Tokyo. (2014)
  • Author(s): Konishi S, Ng CFS, Stickley A, Nishihata S, Shinsugi C, Ueda K, Takami A
  • Journal Title: Science of the Total Environment Volume: 499 Pages: 125-132
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Assessing the health effects of particulate air pollution in a low carbon development region in Malaysia. (2015)
  • Author(s): Sahani M, Ng CFS, Wan Mahiyuddin WR, Ueda K, Kurata G, Watanabe C, Abd Samad BH, Latif MT, Sheik Ahmad MK, Toha HR, Maali S, Mustafa AN, Abdullah NA.
  • Organizer: 2015 Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Program Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Osaka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Can low carbon development strategies reduce the health effects of particulate air pollution? Findings from a mixed industrial area in Malaysia. (2015)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Abdullah NA, Wan Mahiyuddin WR, Ueda K, Kurata G, Watanabe C, Abd Samad BH, Latif MT, Toha HR, Maali S, Yuso AF, Mustafa AN, Daros S, Sahani M.
  • Organizer: 27th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
  • Place of Presentation: Sao Paolo, Brazil
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Effect modification by prefecture characteristics on the decline of heat-related mortality in Japan, 1972 to 2010. (2015)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Boeckmann M, Ueda K, Zeeb H, Nitta H, Watanabe C, Honda Y.
  • Organizer: 27th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
  • Place of Presentation: Sao Paolo, Brazil
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Seasonal variation of the effect of fine particulate matter on daily mortality and the effect modification by temperature. (2014)
  • Author(s): Ueda K, Ng CFS, Nitta H
  • Organizer: 55th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Atmospheric Environment,
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-17 – 2014-09-19
• [Presentation] Health burden of particulate air pollution and low carbon strategies at Iskandar Malaysia. (2014)
  • Author(s): 2.Ng CFS, Abdullah NA, Wan Mahiyuddin WR, Ueda K, Sahani M, Latif MT, Liew J, Abd Samad BH
  • Organizer: 26th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
  • Place of Presentation: シアトル
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-24 – 2014-08-28
• [Presentation] Particulate air pollution aggravates the incidence of pollinosis: implication on the severity grading of pollen count in Japan. (2014)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Konishi S, Nishihata S, Shinsugi C, Ueda K, Takami A, Watanabe C.
  • Organizer: 2nd International Joint Symposium for Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) and Short-lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-21 – 2014-07-23
• [Presentation] Potential health impact of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) reduction: the integrated framework and challenges. (2014)
  • Author(s): Ueda K, Ng CFS, Goto D, Takami A.
  • Organizer: 2nd International Joint Symposium for Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) and Short-lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-21 – 2014-07-23
• [Presentation] Low carbon society: co-benefits to health. (2014)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Sahani M, Ueda K, Abdullah NA, Wan Mahiyuddin WR, Abd Samad BH, Latif MT, Watanabe C
  • Organizer: 14th Science Council of Asia International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: クアラルンプール
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-18 – 2014-06-19
• [Presentation] Estimating mortality attributable to PM2.5 in the Kanto region of Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Ueda K, Ng CFS, Goto D, Ariga T. Matsuhashi K. Takami A
  • Organizer: International Conference of PM2.5 & Energy Security 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
• [Presentation] Temperature modifies the acute effects of ozone on cardiovascular mortality among elderly Japanese (2014)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Ueda K, Takeuchi A, Nitta H.
  • Organizer: 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association
  • Place of Presentation: Sendai, Japan
• [Presentation] Declining temperature-related mortality in warm season, an indication of heat adaptation in Japan? (2014)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Boeckmann M, Ueda K, Honda Y, Zeeb H, Nitta H.
  • Organizer: 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association
  • Place of Presentation: Sendai, Japan
• [Presentation] Assessing the short-term mortality impact of exposure to surface ozone in Japan using multi-city time-series study (2013)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Ueda K, Goto D, Takami A.
  • Organizer: 1st International Joint Symposium for Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) and Short-lived Climate
  • Place of Presentation: Korea, Japan
• [Presentation] Apparent temperature and heatstroke-related emergency ambulance dispatches in the Kanto area of Japan : When does the tragic (2013)
  • Author(s): Ng CFS, Ueda K, Ono M, Nitta H.
  • Organizer: International society for environmental epidemiology 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Basel, Switzerland
• [Presentation] Future Mortality due to extreme heat in an aging population of Japan? (2013)
  • Author(s): Ueda K, Ng CFS, Goto D, Ariga T, Matsuhashi K, Takami A.
  • Organizer: International society for environmental epidemiology 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Basel, Switzerland