期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2019
卷号：26
期号：4
页码：1-6
DOI：10.26444/aaem/109974
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Air pollution is one of the most important issues of our times. Air quality assessment is based on the
measurement of the concentration of substances formed during the combustion process and micro-particles suspended
in the air in the form of an aerosol. Microscopic atmospheric particulate matters (PM) 2.5 and 10 are mixtures of organic
and inorganic pollutants smaller than 2.5 and 10 µm, respectively. They are the main cause of negative phenomena in the
earth’s atmosphere of Earth and human health, especially on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Particulates have
the ability to cause permanent mutations of tissue, leading to neoplasms and even premature deaths. Nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) is one of the main pollutants which arises mainly during the burning of fossil fuels. Based on numerous scientific
researches, it has been proved that long-term exposure to NO2 could increase morbidity of cancer due to inflammatory
processes increasing abnormal mutations.
Materials and method. Data available in the Polish National Cancer Registry, Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection
and Map of Health Needs in the Field of Oncology for Poland, WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2005 were analyzed. Air pollution
was also evaluated: PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and compared with lung cancer morbidity.
Results and conclusions. Based on the available data and literature, it can be concluded that in 2009–2017, on average, each
Pole smoked ten cigarettes a day +/- 2. Therefore, it can be estimated that after 60 years everyone had 30 package-years of
smoking, leading to a high risk of lung cancer and other smoking related diseases. Additionally air quality in Poland is not
satisfactory, exceeding the standards presented in the WHO Guidelines 2005. It can be assumed that this may translate into
an additional, independent continuous increase in morbidity and mortality dependent on smoking.
关键词：lung cancer; PM2;5; air pollution; nitrogen dioxide; PM10
