Evaluation of interventions to reduce air pollution from biomass smoke on mortality in Launceston, Australia: retrospective analysis of daily mortality, 1994-2007.

In wintertime reductions in cardiovascular (−19.6%, −36.3% to 1.5%; P=0.06) and respiratory (−27.9%, −49.5% to 3.1%; P=0.07) mortality were of borderline significance (males and females combined).

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respiratory health What this study adds Coordinated interventions, including community education, law enforcement, and incentives to reduce pollution from domestic wood heaters, substantially improved winter air quality in Launceston, Tasmania The period of improved air quality was associated with an overall trend towards reduced cardiovascular and respiratory mortality We thank Douglas Dockery and Mark Clements for their support in development of the statistical methods.

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