Air pollution
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 ...
Air Pollution: Everything You Need to Know - NRDC
Smog can irritate the eyes and throat and also damage the lungs, especially those of children, senior citizens, and people who work or exercise ...
Air pollution is a familiar environmental health hazard. We know what we're looking at when brown haze settles over a city, exhaust billows across a busy ...
Air Pollution: Current and Future Challenges | US EPA
Despite the dramatic progress to date, air pollution continues to threaten Americans' health and welfare. The main obstacles are climate change, ...
Air pollution · Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health ...
Air Pollution - Our World in Data
Air pollution contributes to one in ten deaths globally. In recent years, air pollution has contributed to one in ten deaths globally. In the map shown here, we ...
Ambient (outdoor) air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)
Ambient (outdoor) air pollution in both cities and rural areas was estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year in 2019; ...
Air pollution | European Environment Agency's home page
Air pollution remains the largest environmental health risk in Europe. Exposure to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide levels above the World Health ...
Air Quality Index (AQI) Basics - AirNow.gov
Think of the AQI as a yardstick that runs from 0 to 500. The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and the greater the health concern ...
Air pollution | Effects, Causes, Definition, & Facts - Britannica
Air pollution, release into the atmosphere of various gases, finely divided solids, or finely dispersed liquid aerosols at rates that exceed the natural ...
Air Pollution | Climate and Health - CDC
Health · Decreased lung function · Increased hospital visits · Increased emergency room visits for asthma · Increases in premature deaths. Ozone ...
What You Need to Know About Climate Change and Air Pollution
Air pollution and climate change are two sides of the same coin, but they are typically addressed separately. They should be tackled jointly.
Air Quality Index (AQI) AQI Basics Ozone Using the Air Quality Index Particle Pollution AQI Calculators Action Days Air Quality and Health Activity Guides ...
Air Pollution - National Geographic Education
These air pollutants come mostly from power plants and motor vehicles that burn fossil fuels. When acid rain falls to Earth, it damages plants by changing soil ...
Disparities in the Impact of Air Pollution | American Lung Association
The burden of air pollution is not evenly shared. Poorer people and some racial and ethnic groups are among those who often face higher ...
World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index is based on measurement of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), Ozone (O3), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Carbon ...
Health & Environmental Effects of Air Pollution - Mass.gov
Air pollution is a problem for all of us. However, some groups of people are especially sensitive to common air pollutants such as particulates and ...
Inhalable Particulate Matter and Health (PM2.5 and PM10)
In addition, of all of the common air pollutants, PM2.5 is associated with the greatest proportion of adverse health effects related to air pollution, both in ...
Criteria Air Pollutants | US EPA
This web area will provide access to information on setting and implementing the outdoor air quality standards for the six criteria air pollutants.
Air Pollution Note – Data you need to know - UNEP
The UNEP Pollution Action Note displays the global state of air pollution, major sources, the impact on human health, and national efforts to tackle this ...