Published 3 years ago

New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

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Air pollution is now comparable to other global health risks like unhealthy diet and tobacco smoking, WHO said. 90% of the world’s people already live in areas with at least one particularly harmful type of pollutant. Exposure to air pollution estimated to cause 7 million premature deaths and affect the health of millions more people each year.

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Times of India

India needs to make its air quality norms more stringent, say experts after new WHO guidelines

India News: NEW DELHI: Experts Wednesday stressed on the need to focus on revising India's air quality standards to make them more stringent as the WHO released n.

3 years ago·India

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Yahoo News

WHO says air pollution kills 7 mn a year, toughens guidelines

Thwe WHO said air pollution was as damaging to human health as smoking and unhealthy eating

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

UN Health Agency Sets Higher, Tougher Bar for Air Quality After 15 Years

The World Health Organization says the negative health impacts of poor air quality kick in at lower levels than it previously thought and is setting a higher bar for policymakers and the public in its first update to its air quality guidelines in 15 years.

3 years ago·India

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The Guardian

WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels

Level for the most damaging tiny particles is halved, reflecting new evidence of deadly harm

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday issued its first air quality guidelines since 2005 aimed at reducing deaths from key pollutants that cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The United Nations agency, in advice to its 194 member states, slashed the recommended maximum levels for several pollutants, including particulate matter and

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

How much air pollution is too much? Global limits lowered for 6 pollutants

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the harmful health effects of air pollution kick in at lower levels than it previously thought and it is setting a higher bar for policymakers and the public in its first update to its air quality guidelines in 15 years.

3 years ago·Canada

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