air quality and health effects
Is air pollution a risk factor for all-cause mortality?
Air pollution is a risk for all-cause mortality as well as specific diseases. The specific disease outcomes most strongly linked with exposure to air pollution include stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, pneumonia, and cataract (household air pollution only).
Does your area have air quality in the Unhealthy range?
Here’s what you should know if your area has air quality in the unhealthy range. The two most common types of pollution that can cause health problems are ozone and particle pollution. Ozone is a colorless gas that occurs naturally in the atmosphere when sunlight interacts with oxygen.
What are the economic benefits of tackling air pollution?
The economic benefits from tackling air pollution are significant: in the 15 countries that emit the most greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of air pollution are estimated to cost more than 4% of their GDP. “The true cost of climate change is felt in our hospitals and in our lungs.
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Air quality and health - WHO/Europe
Reducing premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases: air pollution largely contributes to the burden of disease from stroke, ischaemic heart disease, lung cancer and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma |
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Air quality and health effects - WHO World Health Organization
Urban air pollution: WHO (1972) Air quality criteria and guides for urban air pollutants: report of a WHO expert committee Geneva: World Health Organization |
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Health & Environmental Effects of Air Pollution - Massgov
Health Effects In addition, long-term exposure to air pollution can cause cancer and damage to the immune, neurological, reproductive, and respiratory systems In extreme cases, it can even cause death |
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Air Quality Index - A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health Brochure
Very Unhealthy AQI values between 201 and 300 trigger a health alert, meaning everyone may experience more serious health effects |
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Future air quality and related health effects in a Nordic perspective
The external costs related to these health effects of air pollution amounts to 8–13 billion Euros per year • Climate change alone has a small impact on the |
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What are the health costs of environmental pollution? - European
Air pollution is linked to lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases (ischaemic heart disease and stroke), respiratory diseases (chronic bronchitis and asthma) and |
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Urban Air Quality and Human Health in Latin America and the
Health problems due to poor air quality have been among the main environmental concerns in Mexico City, Santiago, Bogotá, Sao Paulo, Lima, Quito among |
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