LibGuides: G9 Just Breathe: Air Pollution

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Air Pollution and Health
Air pollution and your health
Air pollution exposure is associated with oxidative stress and inflammation in human cells, which may lay a foundation for chronic diseases and cancer
Air pollution and heart disease
long-term exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides can prematurely age blood vessels and contribute to a more rapid buildup of calcium in the coronary artery.
World deaths from air pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights air pollution as the number one reason for environment-related deaths in the world.
Household air pollution and health
Household air pollution causes noncommunicable diseases including stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.

Study reveals a link between air pollution and child health
Studies have shown air pollution is a major risk factor for respiratory infection – the leading cause of death among children under five
How air pollution contributes to heart disease
accumulating evidence indicates that air pollutants contribute to serious, even fatal damage to the cardiovascular system –
Particle Pollution
Particle pollution refers to a mix of tiny solid and liquid particles that are in the air we breathe
Air Pollution's Invisible Toll on Your Health
Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing heart or lung disease are the most vulnerable.
Pandemic clears the air
In a short space of time, urban areas were recording massive reductions in a range of pollutants associated with internal combustion engines.

Wearable sensors help researchers understand effect of airpollution on health
Medical Technologies to fight effects of air pollution
can personal medical devices play a part in mitigating the effects of poor air quality?
Lungs of the City
Energy-efficient positivity ionization technology for the elimination of urban air pollutants
Five new technologies to transform heart care
Research into innovative technologies plays an important role in developing new ways of treating and preventing heart and circulatory diseases.