Over 9 Million Lives Could Be Saved Every Year if Countries Met WHO Air Quality Guidelines

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More than 9 million lives could be saved each year if WHO air pollution guidelines were followed, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Outdoor air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to human health worldwide. It has been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular and lung diseases, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and dementia. In addition to the burden …

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Cambridge University research across 136 countries shows that reducing air pollution could prevent millions of cases of serious illness and save billions of dollars in healthcare costs.

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Outdoor air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to human health worldwide The post Over 9 million lives could be saved annually by improving air quality appeared first on in.gr.

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Cleaner air can generate vast benefits, from reducing pressure on health systems to increasing productivity and economic growth.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = If the concentration of ultrafine dust (PM2.5) in the atmosphere is lowered to the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), 136 low-income...