World Health Organization global air quality guideline recommendations: Executive summary

Air pollution is a leading cause of death globally and has resulted in the loss of millions of healthy years of life. Moreover, the health burden has fallen disproportionately upon people in many low‐ and middle‐income countries, where air quality continues to deteriorate. To assist authorities and...

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Published in:Allergy (Copenhagen) Vol. 77; no. 7; pp. 1955 - 1960
Main Authors: Goshua, Anna, Akdis, Cezmi A., Nadeau, Kari C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2022
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - adverse effects
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air pollution
Air Pollution - adverse effects
Air Pollution - analysis
Air quality
Airborne particulates
Carbon monoxide
Developing countries
Global air quality
Global health
Guidelines
Humans
Industrialized nations
LDCs
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis
Outdoor air quality
Ozone - analysis
Particulate matter
Particulate Matter - adverse effects
Pollutants
Sulfur dioxide
World Health Organization
Global air quality
World Health Organization
Guidelines
ISSN:0105-4538, 1398-9995, 1398-9995
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Summary:Air pollution is a leading cause of death globally and has resulted in the loss of millions of healthy years of life. Moreover, the health burden has fallen disproportionately upon people in many low‐ and middle‐income countries, where air quality continues to deteriorate. To assist authorities and civil society in improving air quality, World Health Organization has published the first global update to its 2005 air quality guidelines based on a significantly improved body of evidence. To facilitate the implementation of the World Health Organization Global Air Quality Guideline recommendations, this article summarizes the purpose and rationale of the quantitative air quality guidelines and interim target levels for six key pollutants: particulate matter 2.5, particulate matter 10, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and carbon monoxide. In addition, good practice statements are established for the management of pollutants of concern that lack sufficient evidence to substantiate numerical targets.
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ISSN:0105-4538
1398-9995
1398-9995
DOI:10.1111/all.15224