AIR POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

• Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, Bianca Regina de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Rodrigues, Núbia Beatriz Fonseca, Ribeiro, Christian Ricardo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Hygeia (Uberlândia)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/hygeia/article/view/64677
• topic: Poluição atmosférica; Estado de São Paulo; Saúde humana; Air pollution; State of São Paulo; Human health

Air pollution is a problem that has been getting worse in recent decades due to the intensification of industrialization and urbanization processes, causing serious damage to the health and quality of life of city dwellers. Taking this reality into account, the general objective of this study was to carry out a systematic review of doctorate theses and master's dissertations that evaluated the relationship between air pollution and human health in the State of São Paulo, defended and published among the years 2010 and 2019 in nine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Therefore, a survey was carried out in the banks of theses and dissertations of the HEIs, with 66 works being identified, which were later read and analyzed according to a set of previously established criteria. The work identified a significant number of studies referring to the municipalities that constitute the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (RMSP), the largest Brazilian urban-industrial agglomeration, but also in numerous medium-sized urban centers spread throughout the state territory. Among the most studied pollutants are sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), particulate matter (MP2,5 and MP10) and carbon monoxide (CO). There is an expressive diversity of investigated diseases, which were not limited to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. A significant number of works investigated the effects of air pollution on children and the elderly, considered to be sensitive age groups. Almost all of the studies identified showed a positive correlation between the concentration of these atmospheric pollutants in the cities analyzed, at their different levels, and human health, taking into account the various diseases mentioned. For this reason, the results found reinforce the importance of systematic review works for the production of subsidies that guide the preparation and implementation of public policies for monitoring and controlling air pollution.