A Study on Differences of Particulate Matters (PM10, 2.5) Concentrations and Incidencesof Lung Cancer among Four Counties in Central Taiwan

• Main Authors: WANG，WEI-CHE, 王偉哲
• Other Authors: Wu，WEI-SHENG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/u3ap8c

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 資訊管理學系碩士班 === 106 === In recent years, motor vehicles, factory exhaust, and dense population may be the main sources of airborne particulates (PM10) and fine aerosols (PM2.5) in Taiwan. The concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 in different regions may be related to their sources. The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term trends of airborne particulates (PM10) and fine aerosols (PM2.5) in the four central counties of the central region, and to explore the correlation between airborne particulates in the above regions and the incidence of lung cancer in the population. This study collects information on air quality monitoring stations in four central counties (Taizhong, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin) under the EPA, as well as data on cancer incidence rates published in the government data open platform, comparing PM10 and PM2 in the above four counties. .5 concentration differences, and explore the correlation between PM10, PM2.5 and local populations of lung cancer. The results of data analysis showed that: (1) The concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 in the four central counties of the central region have been decreasing year by year, and the PM10 concentration of the Yunlin McMug station is on the rise; (2) The average annual concentration of PM10 is the highest in Yunlin. Second, Changhua, Nantou, and Taichung are the lowest; (3) The average annual concentration of PM2.5 is higher in Nantou, followed by Yunlin, Changhua, and Taichung; (4) The incidence of lung cancer in the four counties is increasing year by year. The average incidence of lung cancer in Changhua is the highest, followed by Taichung and Yunlin, and the lowest in Nantou; (5) The relationships between concentration of PM10 and PM2.5 and the incidence of lung cancer are not statistically significant in the central Taiwan but exclusively in Changhua’s. This study only obtained 9 years of applicable data and estimated that air pollution may have a time delay effect on lung cancer. It is speculated that the current data has not yet observed the overall trend, or there are other factors affecting the incidence of lung cancer. Subsequent studies are recommended to collect data from multiple dimensions in the long-range and consider other factors that may affect lung cancer. Keywords: aerosols, fine aerosols, incidence of lung cancer