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Air Pollution and Mortality in the United States

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Long-term average exposure to fine particulate matter PM2.5 correlated to US census data

Details

Particulate matter (PM) is a term used to describe the mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets in the air. It can be either human-made or naturally occurring. Some examples include dust, ash and sea-spray. Particulate matter (including soot) is emitted during the combustion of solid and liquid fuels, such as for power generation, domestic heating and in vehicle engines. Particulate matter varies in size (i.e. the diameter or width of the particle). PM2.5 means the mass per cubic metre of air of particles with a size (diameter) generally less than 2.5 micrometres (µm). Inhalation of particulate pollution can have adverse health impacts.

Examples

Basic Examples

Explore data:

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Visualizations

Plot last available value for PM2.5 air pollution by US census counties :

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GeoGraphics[{GeoStyling[Opacity[0.8], FaceForm[ Blend[{White, Brown}, #1]]], #2} & @@@ (Function[{x, y}, {QuantityMagnitude@#1/x, #2} & @@@ y][ Max[QuantityMagnitude /@ #[[All, 1]]], #] &@ Select[Normal[{#["PM2.5"]["LastValue"], #["Polygon"]} & /@ ResourceData[ ResourceObject["Air Pollution and Mortality in the United States"]]], FreeQ[#, Missing] &])]
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Plot age adjusted base mortality by US census counties :

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GeoGraphics[{GeoStyling[Opacity[0.8], FaceForm[ Blend[{White, Red}, #1]]], #2} & @@@ (Function[{x, y}, {#1/x, #2} & @@@ y][Max[#[[All, 1]]], #] &@ Select[Normal[{#["BaseMortalityAgeAdjustedRate"], #[ "Polygon"]} & /@ ResourceData[ ResourceObject["Air Pollution and Mortality in the United States"]]], FreeQ[#, Missing] &]), GeoRange -> Entity["Country", "UnitedStates"]]
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Wolfram Research, "Air Pollution and Mortality in the United States" from the Wolfram Data Repository (2021)  

Data Resource History

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Source Metadata

  • Title: Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: A nationwide cross-sectional study
  • Creator: Xiao Wu, Rachel C Nethery, M Benjamin Sabath, Danielle Braun, Francesca Dominici
  • Date: 27 April 2020
  • Language: English
  • Citation:
    • Xiao Wu, Rachel C. Nethery, Benjamin M. Sabath, Danielle Braun, Francesca Dominici :
      "Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: A nationwide cross-sectional study"
      medRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.05.20054502
    • https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.05.20054502v1

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  • Publisher of Record: Wolfram Research