Background High-level exposure to indoor air pollutants (IAPs) and their corresponding
adverse health effects have become a public concern in China in the past 10 years …

Background To mitigate the serious levels of air pollution in China, the State Council of
China issued the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) in 2013. This …

Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

After the accumulation of evidence over 16 years since the last global update in 2005, WHO
has released updated global air quality guidelines. 1 The new reference values are …

Background Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a
leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in …

Background Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some
of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the …

In China, where air pollution has become a major threat to public health, public awareness
of the detrimental effects of air pollution on respiratory health is increasing—particularly in …

Background The association of air pollution with multiple adverse health outcomes is
becoming well established, but its negative economic impact is less well appreciated. It is …

Background Air pollution is the sixth highest risk factor for attributable disability-adjusted life-
years (DALYs) in North Africa and the Middle East, but the relative importance of different …

With fast economic growth over the past three decades, China became the world's second
largest economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 and was the world's …