Journal
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Volume 38, Issue 8, Pages 1083-1085Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.11.010
Keywords
air pollution; heat wave; deaths; summer; climate changes
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In the Netherlands an excess of 1000-1400 deaths was estimated due to the hot temperatures that occurred during the 2003 summer period. We estimated the number of deaths attributable to the ozone and Particular Matter (PM10) concentrations in the summer period June-August 2003. Our calculations show that an excess of around 400-600 air pollution-related deaths may have occurred compared to an 'average' summer. These calculations suggest that in the Netherlands, a significant proportion of the deaths now being attributed to the hot summer weather can reasonably be expected to have been caused by air pollution. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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