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6 Αυγ 2021 · Learn how burning fossil fuels, ozone and smog, weather conditions, and heatwaves and wildfires contribute to air pollution and its health and environmental impacts. Find out how air pollution is linked to COVID-19 mortalities and how to reduce it.
31 Οκτ 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.
8 Νοε 2024 · Learn about the sources, concentrations, and health risks of the six major criteria air pollutants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, and lead. Find out how air quality is measured and how air pollution affects the environment and human health.
29 Ιουλ 2024 · Pollutants of major public health concern include particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Outdoor and indoor air pollution cause respiratory and other diseases and are important sources of morbidity and mortality.
30 Σεπ 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.
Air pollution can cause diseases, allergies, and even death to humans; it can also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and crops, and may damage the natural environment (for example, climate change, ozone depletion or habitat degradation) or built environment (for example, acid rain). [ 2 ]
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).
