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WHO | Air pollution
Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the .
http://www.who.int/topics/air_pollution/en/
WHO | Air quality and health
Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. By reducing air pollution levels, we can help countries reduce the global burden of disease from respiratory .
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/
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WHO/Europe | Air quality
Feb 29, 2012 . WHO/Europe works to make sure that the available evidence on the health risks of air pollution is used in public debate and in policy-making.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-qualityWHO Air quality guidelines for particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen ...
WHO Air quality guidelines. Contents. Preface. 5. Role of the guidelines in protecting public health. 6. Air quality guidelines and their rationale. 8. Particulate .
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2006/WHO_SDE_PHE_OEH_06.02_eng.pdf
Causes
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WHO | Indoor air pollution
Background on the public-health impacts of indoor air pollution (particularly smoke from cooking and heating with solid fuels on open fires or traditional stoves) .
http://www.who.int/indoorair/en/WHO | Database: outdoor air pollution in cities
The database contains results of urban outdoor air pollution monitoring from almost 1100 cities in 91 countries. Air quality is represented by annual mean .
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WHO air quality guidelines global update 2005, Report on a ...
ABSTRACT. To update the WHO Air quality guidelines (AQG), and to assure their global applicability, WHO established a working group consisting of experts in .
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e87950.pdfWHO Guidelines for indoor air quality : selected pollutants
AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR - prevention and control. AIR POLLUTANTS . Use of the indoor air quality guidelines in protecting public health. 11. References. 13 .
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/128169/e94535.pdf
Diagnosis
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Air Quality Guidelines - WHO European Region - World Health ...
Air Quality. Guidelines for Europe. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. Copenhagen. WHO Regional Publications, European Series, No. 91 .
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e71922.pdfWHO: Air pollution kills more than 2 million annually
Sep 26, 2011 . More than 2 million people die each year from breathing in tiny particles present in air pollution, according to data from nearly 1100 cities .
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/09/who-air-pollution-causes-more-than-two-million-annual-deaths-/1
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WHO Ranks Air Pollution By City
Sep 26, 2011 . GENEVA — Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan and the capital of Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/26/who-ranks-air-pollution-by-city_n_980842.htmlWHO warns on urban air pollution
Sep 28, 2011 . Air pollution in many cities around the world is increasingly reaching levels that threaten people's health, according to a study by the World .
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/EE-WHO_warns_on_urban_air_pollution-2809116.html
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