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Our estimates show that, globally, 7.3 billion people face air pollution levels that are considered unsafe by the WHO—that is, they are exposed to annual average PM2.5 concentrations over 5 μg/m3, which increases mortality rates by 4 percent compared to safe areas. Of these, 6.2 billion...
Multiple studies have investigated the air pollution exposure disparities across different racial and income groups using retroactive analyses, finding that low-income, Black, Asian, and Hispanic communities were exposed to higher levels of PM2.5in the US in 2000, 2014, and 201627,28, which stem f...
Study links air toxin exposure risk to higher disability rates in schools Children are at greater risk from inhaled air pollutants than adults, as they have higher respiratory rates. Research has shown that air pollutants in the form of respiratory toxicants (such as some pesticides and solvents)...
Besides these heightened mortality rates, it can cause shortness of breath and obstruction to the airways, aggravated asthma attacks, inflammation to the lung tissue as well as a greater susceptibility to throat and chest infections. Those with preexisting medical conditions will be at even greater...
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Another worrying aspect related to pollution is the progressive and severe global warming as a direct threat to health. Severe heatwaves and climate changes are associated with increased mortality rates in the elderly and in individuals with chronic cardiorespiratory diseases. These climatic phenomena inc...
use trends are presented in Fig.3to demonstrate shifts in use patterns over time. In addition, a chronological comparison of major insecticide classes, based on avian toxicity (acute oral and chronic reproduction endpoints), environmental fate parameters, and application rates, is presented in Table...
We found that the estimated changes, associated with air pollution exposure, to A&E utilisation rates varied depending on the air pollution exposure assessment approach applied. This variation differed across pollutants. When comparing the point estimates between exposure assessment approaches for NO2NO2...
Air pollution contributes to the global burden of disease, with ambient exposure to fine particulate matter of diameters smaller than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) being identified as the fifth-ranking risk factor for mortality globally1. Racial/ethnic minorities and lower-income groups in the USA are at a ...