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Nov 4, 2014 · As Helen ApSimon, a professor of air pollution studies at Imperial College London, points out, this means “you don’t necessarily get away from air pollution by being further from the...
- What Is Air Pollution?
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- Where Does Air Pollution Come from?
Air pollution is the term given to the small particles, chemicals and gases that are released into the air. These air pollutants can have a harmful impact on the environment and our health if they are breathed in. Read more about our position on air pollution.
The gases include CO2, or Carbon Dioxide, which traps heat in the atmosphere. When there are too many of these particles we can sometimes physically see the effects in the air as ‘smog’. You perhaps have seen soot or dust in the air before, in pictures. When smog is visible that means the air is very dangerous to breathe. There are other air pollut...
Did you know that there is one car for every two people in the UK? 80% of roadside nitrogen dioxide air pollution, where legal limits are being broken, comes from road transport.The increase in road traffic over recent decades not only impacts the air quality of our towns and cities but also has wider effects such as noise pollution, lack of physic...
Jun 3, 2019 · Without air there can be no life but breathing polluted air condemns us to a life of disease and early death. Now that we know how air pollution harms us, there is no excuse not to act. Below are five great reasons to reduce and eliminate air pollution from our lives.
Dec 8, 2022 · Outdoor air pollution in England has reduced significantly since the 1980s – but it still poses significant health threats including increasing heart disease, stroke, lung disease, cancer and...
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Sep 7, 2022 · For several years, the World Health Organization has warned that practically all the air we breathe is polluted, and that it’s killing around seven million people every year: about 90 per cent of...
May 2, 2018 · WHO recognizes that air pollution is a critical risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), causing an estimated one-quarter (24%) of all adult deaths from heart disease, 25% from stroke, 43% from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 29% from lung cancer. More countries taking action.
Apr 4, 2022 · “After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution. That’s what we’re saying when we look at the mountain of air pollution data, evidence, and solutions available.
