The short term burden of ambient particulate matters on non-accidental mortality and years of life lost: A ten-year multi-district study in Tianjin, China
A more informative indicator (YLL) was used to assess PM10-related health effects. A ten-year multi-county time-series study was conducted to assess effects of PM10. PM10 was significantly associated with daily non-accidental death and YLL. The associations were stronger in the elderly than that in the younger ones. This study provides more convincing evidence for the policy-making of PM-control.