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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
New WHO has issued new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) that reduce levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. Recommended 2021 AQG levels compared to 2005 air quality guidelines. The goal of the guideline is for all countries to achieve recommended air quality levels. Source: WHO.
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JANUARY 7, 2022
billion people) are exposed to annual average levels of fine particulate matter exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline from 2005, leading to 1.8 million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019. The WHO 2005 guideline for PM 2.5 This has since been updated to the WHO 2021 guideline for PM 2.5
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AUGUST 2, 2020
During expeditions with RV POSEIDON in 2017 and 2019, the researchers were able to detect gas leakage at 28 of 43 directly investigated wells. The results clearly show that thousands of tons of methane are leaking from old drill holes on the North Sea floor every year. Christoph Böttner, lead author.
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OCTOBER 18, 2019
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA’s) “ Air quality in Europe — 2019 report ” shows that almost all Europeans living in cities are still exposed to air pollution levels that exceed the health-based air quality guidelines (AQGs) set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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AUGUST 22, 2022
In 2019, 1.7 concentrations in the five most populous cities in each region in 2019. In 2019, 86% of the cities included in this report exceeded the WHO’s 10 µg/m 3 guideline for annual NO 2 exposure, impacting about 2.6 in 2019 (deaths per 100,000). in 2019 (deaths per 100,000). billion people. While PM 2.5
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
levels were below the WHO air quality guideline. and many diseases, even at levels below the WHO guideline and, nationally, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the US, suggests that both sets of guidelines should be reviewed and updated. In addition to showing that short-term exposure to PM2.5
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APRIL 10, 2019
The Health Effects Institute (HEI) has released the annual State of Global Air (SoGA) 2019 report and website. More than 90% of people worldwide live in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air. — “State of Global Air 2019”. State of Global Air 2019. years) on average worldwide. Ambient PM 2.5
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