Methods: In this paper, we estimate PM
concentration using a spatial interpolation method on a grid with a
spatial resolution 0.01° × 0.01°. PM
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concentration data from monitoring stations are spatially interpolated, based
on accurate population data in 2000 using a geographic information system. Then, an interpolated population layer
is overlaid with an interpolated PM
concentration layer, and population exposure levels are calculated. Combined
with the exposure-response function between PM
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and health endpoints, economic costs of the adverse health
effects of PM
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pollution are analyzed.