Ambient Air Pollution: an Important Global Issue

空氣汙染：一個重要的全球議題

張光喜(Kuang-Hsi Chang) ； 歐宴泉(Yen-Chuan Ou)

《童綜合醫學雜誌》 13卷1期 (2019/06) Pp. 1-4

https://doi.org/10.3966/207135922019061301001

摘要

In recent years, climate change and increasing human economic activity has resulted in air pollution becoming an important global issue; air pollution-related health issues are also globally gaining more interest. Air pollution reportedly increases the risk of respiratory, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, and degenerative diseases (e.g., dementia and osteoporosis) as well as autoimmune disorders. In addition to health issues, human economic activity has led to power shortage. The Taiwan Government needs to develop complete mass transit systems and emission standards to reduce fossil fuel emission and establish standard analytical methods of monitoring air pollutant levels. Because of the antinuclear trend in the global public opinion, the Government needs to immediately consider the use of alternative green energy to address power shortage. Petrochemical industries should improve their processes and replace coal with clean fuel. Quality of the air surrounding petrochemical plants should be measured and monitored. In addition, neighborhood resident health should be followed up over the long term.

關鍵字

air pollution ； cerebrovascular disease ； cardiovascular diseases ； dementia ； osteoporosis

並列摘要

隨著氣候變化和人類經濟活動的發展，近年來空氣污染已成為全球關注的重要問題。全球上，相關的健康問題正在受到越來越多的關注。研究證明，暴露於空氣污染中，會增加罹患呼吸道，腦血管和心血管疾病以及退化性疾病（如癡呆和骨質疏鬆症）的風險，並且還會增加自身免疫疾病的發病率。因此政府應建立完整的公共交通系統，建立空氣污染物之標準的分析方法以及空氣汙染物之排放標準。再者，隨著經濟的發展，電力短缺的問題逐漸顯現出來。然而，全球輿論存在反核趨勢，因此，在尋求解決電力短缺問題時，尋求替代性綠色能源需要立即的被關注。

並列關鍵字

空氣汙染 ； 腦血管疾病 ； 心血管疾病 ； 失智症 ； 骨質疏鬆症