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Aircraft emissions
‘responsible for 16,000 deaths per year’
MICHAEL HOLDER
AirQualityNews.com
Air pollution emissions from civil aircraft could be responsible for the
premature deaths of 16,000 people around the world every year, with an economic
cost of up to £13.5 billion, according to a US study.
The study looked at
aircraft emissions at 968 airports around the world
Based on 2006 levels
of ozone and particulate matter PM2.5 emissions from aircraft, the study –
published in volume 10 of the journal Environmental Research Letters –
calculated the number of premature deaths using local air quality dispersion
modelling from 968 airports around the world, alongside and population density
data.
It found that the
majority (87%) of the calculated 16,000 deaths per year from aviation emissions
were attributable specifically to PM2.5.
And, of the
approximate US$21 billion (£13.5 billion) global economic cost estimated from
these deaths, the study found the highest cost was in Europe at more than US$9
billion (£5.8 billion).
Authors of the study
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology claim the work is the first to
analyse air quality and human health impacts of aviation at three different
scales – local level (less than 1km from airport), near-airport level (less
than 10km) and global (up to 10,000km from source).
This is because,
according to the study, aviation emissions impact surface air quality “at
multiple scales – from near-airport pollution peaks associated with airport
landing and take-off emissions, to intercontinental pollution attributable to
aircraft cruise emissions”.
However, the study
found that around a quarter (roughly 4,000) of the overall estimated deaths
could be linked to emissions from aircraft landing and take-off.
Study authors also
said the societal costs of aviation air pollution “are on the same order of magnitude as global aviation-attributable
climate costs, and one order of magnitude larger than aviation-attributable
accident and noise costs”.
The number of air passengers is set to increase over the coming two decades, and the study comes as the UK government considers a controversial recommendation that a third runway is built at Heathrow to increase capacity – a recommendation which is at odds with the views of air quality campaigners (see AirQualityNews.com story).
AirQualityNews.com is the UK’s news
service covering air quality and pollution issues.
https://airqualitynews.com/2015/07/27/aircraft-emissions-responsible-for-16000-deaths-per-year/
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