Association between long-term exposure to air pollutants and cardiopulmonary mortality rates in South Korea.
Jeongeun HwangJinhee KwonHahn YiHyun-Jin BaeMiso JangNamkug KimPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
Long-term exposure to high SO2 concentration was significantly and consistently associated with a high mortality rate nationwide and in Capital and non-Capital areas, and in urban and rural areas. Associations between other air pollutants and disease-related mortalities need to be investigated in further studies.