![]() The data comprised the daily average concentrations of particulate matter less then 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 2004 in two monitoring sites (i.e. Air pollution data used in this study were provided by the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (QEPA). ![]() The first study evaluated the long-term air pollution trends in Brisbane, Australia. ![]() This thesis consisted of three interlinked studies that aimed to examine the spatial variation in the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiorespiratory mortality in Brisbane, Australia. There is increasing concern that the relationships between air pollution and mortality may vary with geographical area, particularly for a big city. However, most of the previous studies have looked at this issue using air pollution data from a single monitoring site or average values from a few monitoring sites in a city. Epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to air pollution is associated with cardiorespiratory diseases. Air pollution is ranked by the World Health Organisation as one of the top ten contributors to the global burden of disease and injury.
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