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   How does air pollution affect the environment?

   • Air pollution affects all things. It is harmful to our health, and it impacts the environment by reducing visibility and blocking sunlight, causing acid rain, and harming forests, wildlife, and agriculture. Greenhouse gas pollution, the cause of climate change, affects the entire planet.

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   What is air pollution & how does it affect your health?

   • Air pollution is a mix of particles and gases that can reach harmful concentrations both outside and indoors. Its effects can range from higher disease risks to rising temperatures. Soot, smoke, mold, pollen, methane, and carbon dioxide are a just few examples of common pollutants.

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   Why is air pollution a risk factor?

   • Air pollution – the combination of outdoor and indoor particulate matter and ozone – is a risk factor for many of the leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory infections, lung cancer, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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   How does air pollution affect wildlife?

   • Wildlife can experience many of the same negative health effects of air pollution that humans do. Damage to respiratory systems is the most common effect on animals, but neurological problems and skin irritations are also common. Plants and crops grow less when exposed to long-term air pollution.

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   Is air pollution a health & environmental issue?

   • Air pollution is a health and environmental issue across all countries of the world but with large differences in severity. In the interactive map, we show death rates from air pollution across the world, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people in a given country or region.

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   What is air pollution?

   • Air pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air—pollutants that are detrimental to human health and the planet as a whole. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year, indoor and outdoor air pollution is responsible for nearly seven million deaths around the globe.

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3. earth.org › effects-of-air-pollution-on-the3 Major Effects of Air Pollution on the Environment

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   Jan 17, 2022 · Learn how air pollution affects the environment through acid rain, eutrophication and climate change. Find out what causes air pollution, how it is measured and what we can do to reduce it.

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   Air pollution affects all things. It is harmful to our health, and it impacts the environment by reducing visibility and blocking sunlight, causing acid rain, and harming forests, wildlife, and agriculture. Greenhouse gas pollution, the cause of climate change, affects the entire planet.

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   Oct 31, 2023 · Learn about what causes air pollution and how to help reduce the effects. How smog, soot, greenhouse gases, and other top air pollutants are affecting the planet—and your health.

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   4 days ago · Air pollution, release into the atmosphere of various gases, finely divided solids, or finely dispersed liquid aerosols at rates that exceed the natural capacity of the environment to dissipate and dilute or absorb them. High concentrations can cause undesirable health, economic, or aesthetic effects.

8. www.who.int › news-room › spotlightHow air pollution is destroying our health

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   Nov 1, 2018 · There is emerging evidence linking air pollution exposure to cancer, neurodevelopmental and metabolic diseases in children. As well as affecting our health, pollutants in the air are also causing long-term environmental damage by driving climate change, itself a major threat to health and well-being.

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   Air pollution – the combination of outdoor and indoor particulate matter and ozone – is a risk factor for many of the leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory infections, lung cancer, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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    Sep 30, 2024 · Air pollution is a mix of particles and gases that can reach harmful concentrations both outside and indoors. Its effects can range from higher disease risks to rising temperatures.