Cochrane · systematic review · CD010919
Interventions to reduce ambient particulate matter air pollution and their effect on health
Burns, J, Boogaard, H, Polus, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Public HealthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
28
current version
GRADE rated
18
No studies
10
Included studies
NR
No studies 10 · 35.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 9 · 32.1%Low 9 · 32.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Interventions targeting vehicular sources compared to practice as usual for improving health and air quality
Population: General population
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Cardiovascular mortality Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Respiratory mortality Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Particulate matter (PM10) Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Coarse particulate matter Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combustion‐related particulate matter Interventions targeting vehicular sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Interventions targeting industrial sources compared to practice as usual for improving health and air quality
Population: General population, as well as age‐specific subgroups (< 1 year; < 14 years; > 65 years)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Cardiovascular mortality Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Respiratory mortality Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Particulate matter (PM10) Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Coarse particulate matter Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combustion‐related particulate matter Interventions targeting industrial sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting residential sources compared to practice as usual for improving health and air quality
Population: General population
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cardiovascular mortality Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Respiratory mortality Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Particulate matter (PM10) Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Coarse particulate matter Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Combustion‐related particulate matter Interventions targeting residential sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Interventions targeting multiple sources compared to practice as usual for improving health and air quality
Population: General population
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cardiovascular mortality Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Respiratory mortality Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Particulate matter (PM10) Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Coarse particulate matter Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combustion‐related particulate matter Interventions targeting multiple sources vs practice | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |