An estimated 7 million people die every year as a result of exposure to air pollution, the
overwhelming majority of whom live in low-income and middle-income countries. Health …

Air pollution is a major global environmental health threat that causes a range of adverse
health effects, even at the lowest observable concentrations. 1 Every year millions of people …

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 …

Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health. This highlevel meeting brings together
global, national, and local leaders in environmental health, climate change, and NCD …

On March 15, 2016, WHO released their report on how the environment influences disease
burden. Using literature reviews, estimates of risk factors for diseases, and surveys of …

Air pollution is a severe problem worldwide, causing more than 7 million deaths every year.
On May 12, 2016, WHO released its most recent report1 on urban air pollution. Compared …

Air pollution is now recognised as the second leading cause of non-communicable disease
(NCD) deaths after tobacco smoking, causing more than 5 million such deaths each year …

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 …

Air pollution is one of the great killers of our age. Polluted air was responsible in 2015 for 6·
4 million deaths worldwide: 2· 8 million from household air pollution and 4· 2 million from …

After years of intensive research and deliberations with experts across the globe, the World
Health Organization (WHO) updated its 2005 Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQG) in …