Meta-analysis of ozone and mortality
Numerous studies have explored the relationship between short-term fluctuations in ozone and mortality, however many have given conflicting or inconclusive results. We combined 144 effect estimates from 39 time-series studies to generate a pooled estimate of how ozone affects mortality. Results provide strong evidence of a relationship between ozone and mortality, but also indicate publication bias in individual time-series studies.
% Increase in Mortality for 10 ppb Daily Ozone
Publications
Bell, ML, et al. (2005). Epidemiology 16(4). See related studies by Levy et al. and Ito et al. in this issue.
Collaborators
Drs. Francesca Dominici and Jon Samet, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sponsor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency