The main objective of these updated global guidelines is to offer health-based air quality
guideline levels, expressed as long-term or short-term concentrations for six key air …

Air pollution is a leading cause of death globally and has resulted in the loss of millions of
healthy years of life. Moreover, the health burden has fallen disproportionately upon people …

This article describes the WHO Air Quality Guidelines and highlights two projects that were
initiated to update the risk assessment of the main air pollutants:“Systematic Review of …

Based on a systematic review of literature on adverse health effects of air pollution, the
World Health Organization has updated its Air Quality Guidelines in 2005. The current …

This book presents revised guideline values for the four most common air pollutants-
particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide-based on a recent review of …

Abstract “Air pollution and population health” is one of the most important environmental and
public health issues. Economic development, urbanization, energy consumption …

Summary On January 15, 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a
final rule revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter …

Each year, more than 4 million people die early because of outdoor air pollution, according
to the World Health Organization (WHO). The main culprits are fine particles with diameters …

Abstract Objectives The World Health Organization has developed ambient air quality
guidelines at levels considered to be safe or of acceptable risk for human health. These …

Objective To compare ambient air quality standards for the mass concentration of aerosol
particles smaller than approximately 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) and exposure to these particles in …