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Air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO) Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year WHO data shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants WHO is working with countries to monitor air pollution and improve air quality
Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health concludes with . . . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reaffirmed its commitment to tackling air pollution by chairing the Forum for International Cooperation on Air Pollution (FICAP), setting health-based PM2 5 (fine particulate matter 2 5) targets, and publishing an Air Quality Strategy, which will review existing targets and consider how
WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines - World Health Organization (WHO) The updated WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide recommendations on air quality guideline levels as well as interim targets for six key air pollutants They also offer qualitative statements on good practices for the management of certain types of particulate matter (PM), for example, black carbon elemental carbon, ultrafine particles, and particles originating from sand and dust
How air pollution is destroying our health - World Health Organization . . . Air quality monitoring → Air quality monitoring in low- and middle-income countries needs to be strengthened, especially in areas close to hospitals, schools, and workplaces Low-cost sensors and other new technologies can expand air quality monitoring and forecasting to areas that are currently underserved
What are the WHO Air quality guidelines? - World Health Organization (WHO) Addressing air pollution through policy actions in energy, transport, waste management, agriculture and urban planning can also uncover additional co-benefits for health, climate mitigation and sustainable economic development Additional resources: Air quality guidelines global update 2021 Air quality guidelines global update 2005
Air quality - World Health Organization (WHO) WHO, through the European Centre for Environment and Health (WHO ECEH) works to bring the health argument to the forefront of intersectoral action and policy-making To be effective, the implementation of air quality policies requires coherence at global, European, national and local levels and across most economic sectors; involvement of the health sector; and engagement of stakeholders
Air quality, energy and health - World Health Organization (WHO) The health impacts from exposure to ambient air pollution or household air pollution are dependent on the types, sources and concentrations of the pollutants in the air pollution mixture to which an individual is exposed However, the health risks and disease pathways between ambient and household air pollution exposure are often similar, due to their similar composition
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens their health A record number of over 6000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality, but the people living in them are still breathing unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, with people in low and middle-income countries suffering the highest
Air Quality Standards database - World Health Organization (WHO) This interactive tool provides a snapshot – in the form of a map – of current national air quality standards for classical pollutants (particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide) for various averaging times The WHO Air Quality Guidelines values and interim targets are provided as references The data was compiled by the Swiss Tropical and Public
Air quality, energy and health - World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO Air Quality, Energy and Health Science and Policy Summaries (SPS) provide concise overviews of current knowledge and evidence on topics related to air quality, energy access, climate change, and health These summaries aim to support decision-makers by presenting key insights from scientific research