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Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

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DECEMBER 6, 2015

In 2013, 87% of the world’s population lived in areas exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guideline of 10 μg/m 3 PM 2.5 Additionally, the study found that the population-weighted mean concentrations of ozone increased globally by 8.9% An additional 217,000 deaths were attributable to long-term ozone exposure.

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WHO links 7 million premature deaths annually to air pollution; 12.5% of total global deaths

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MARCH 25, 2014

Poor women and children pay a heavy price from indoor air pollution since they spend more time at home breathing in smoke and soot from leaky coal and wood cook stoves. Estimates of people’s exposure to outdoor air pollution in different parts of the world were formulated through a new global data mapping.

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Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

WHO links 7 million premature deaths annually to air pollution; 12.5% of total global deaths

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