Title :
The short-term effects of air pollution on health in Sfax (Tunisia): An ARDL cointegration procedure
Author :
Elkadhi, H. ; Ben Hamida, Rania
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Appl. Econ. & Finance, Inst. of Adv. Bus. Studies of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to explore the short-term effects of air pollution on the frequency of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in urban area of Sfax (Tunisia). We insist also on the influence of meteorological factors on the frequency of these diseases. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration procedure introduced by Pesaran. M and Shin. Y (1999) and extended by Pesaran. M and al. (2001), the results shows that there is a significant link between pollutant emissions especially dioxide sulfur (SO2) and the ozone (O3) and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. We also concluded that the meteorological factors, especially the wind velocity affects the occurrence of the diseases.
Keywords :
air pollution; autoregressive processes; cardiovascular system; diseases; ozone; sulphur compounds; ARDL cointegration procedure; O3; SO2; Sfax; Tunisia; air pollution; autoregressive distributed lag cointegration procedure; cardiovascular diseases; hospital admissions; meteorological factors; ozone; pollutant emissions; respiratory diseases; short-term effects; sulfur dioxide; urban area; wind velocity; Air pollution; Atmospheric modeling; Data models; Diseases; Economics; Wind speed; ARDL cointegration procedure; Atmospheric pollution; cardiovascular and respiratory diseases; meteorological factors;
Conference_Titel :
Green Energy for Sustainable Development (ICUE), 2014 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Pattaya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2628-2
