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Air pollution continues to threaten health of people in Southeast Europe
Air pollution continues to be a leading health concern in Southeast Europe, where PM2.5 concentrations are well above the World Health Organization (WHO) annual guideline value of 5 μg/m3. This is highlighted in the new report created by the Health … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Europe, Macedonia, Montenegro, Research, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Kampala pollution way over recommended levels – data
Pollution levels in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, are five to seven times higher than the Word Health Organization (WHO) recommends. This is according to air quality data gathered from monitoring systems in the country in the last seven months and released … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality
Tagged Africa, Air Pollution, Kampala, Uganda, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Air pollution exposure may cause heart attack within an hour
Exposure to air pollutants—even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines—may trigger a heart attack within the hour, according to a new study from China that found the risks were highest among older people and when the weather … Continue reading
Harmful air pollution now affects 99 per cent of everyone on Earth
Almost everyone on Earth lives in areas with harmful levels of air pollution that breach new guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO). The official figure is that 99 per cent of the world’s population is affected, up from 90 … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Latin America, Middle East, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Health Effects of Air Pollution, PM - Particulate Matter, PM10, PM2.5, Research, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Report Finds that 97 Percent of Global Cities Did Not Meet Latest WHO Air Quality Guideline
The 2021 World Air Quality Report finds that only three percent of cities and no single country met the latest World Health Organization’s (WHO) PM2.5 annual air quality guideline. The report analyzes PM2.5 air pollution measurements from air monitoring stations … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Bangladesh, Chad, Dhaka, Dushanbe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Muscat, N'Djamena, Oman, Pakistan, PM2.5, Research, Tajikistan, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Air pollution in Chennai five times higher than WHO limits: Report
An analysis of air quality data of Chennai by Greenpeace India has shown that the average pollution level in the city was much higher than the WHO air quality guidelines. A report by NGO Greenpace International, released in January, revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, India
Tagged Air Pollution, Chennai, India, PM2.5, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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The Lancet Planetary Health: 1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests
A new modelling study finds that 86% of people living in cities worldwide (or 2. 5 billion people) are exposed to annual average levels of fine particulate matter exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline from 2005. A second study … Continue reading
The tightened recommendations for air quality by WHO pose new challenges even to Finland
Air pollution concentrations in Finland exceed most of the values of WHO’s new air quality guidelines. The situation is the worst with nitrogen dioxide from exhaust emissions of transport. The World Health Organisation WHO has updated its air quality guidelines. … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Finland, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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