PPT-Health Effects of Air Pollution

March 1 7 2010 Presented by David B Peden MD MS Professor of Pediatrics Medicine amp MicrobiologyImmunology Director UNC Center for Environmental Medicine Asthma and Lung Biology. Indoor Air Quality. Indoor Air Pollution. Indoor air contains higher concentrations of pollutants than outdoor air (up to 70x). Indoor air pollution usually is a greater threat to human health than outdoor air pollution.. Outdoor Air Pollution. Stationary and Mobile Sources of Air Pollution. Two Sources of Air Pollution. 1. . Stationary Sources:. have a relatively fixed location. Point Sources: . Fugitive Sources: . Area Sources:. of particulate . matter: Policy implications for EECCA countries . Marie-Eve Héroux. Technical Officer, Air Quality & Noise. European Centre for Environment and Health. WHO Regional Office for Europe. By: Jackson Dyer, Edward Surles, . Carson Alverson, Isaac Godfrey, . Jack Bartlett, Jose Sanchez, and Noah Wagner . Pollution is the act of introducing harmful substances into the environment. This can affect the environment very harmfully like when different chemicals and different gasses interfere with nature. . What is smog?. Smog is air pollution caused by sunlight acting on the gases from automobiles and factory exhaust.. Smog often hangs over cities in the United Kingdom.. London smog happens when water in the air mixes with smoke particles from a coal fire.. India-California Air Pollution Mitigation Programme; October: 21-23, 2013. Initiative for Mitigating Air Pollution from The Transportation Sector. A Brief History of Air Pollution. Roman Philosopher Seneca; AD 61 “As soon as had gottten out of the heavy air of Rome, and from the stink of chimneys-”. NSC1280. Instructor Amy Pritt. July 26, 2016. Introduction. Human activity is causing pollution in our air quality which affect animals, our environment and our health. Alternatives are on the rise to help decrease pollutants in our air which otherwise would increase environmental issues and our health. There maybe some obstacles in changing over how we produce energy but the benefits are worth the challenge in getting more people involved in using alternative resources.. = gases & particulate material added to the atmosphere. Can affect climate or harm people. Air pollution. = the release of pollutants. Outdoor (ambient) air pollution. = pollution outside. Has recently decreased due to government policy and improved technologies in developed countries. climate change – saving lives Pre - Conference Workshop Introduction to the assessment of air pollution impacts on health using AirQ+ 29 October 2018, Geneva UNESCO International Bureau of Educatio DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH. Introduction . Air is one of the components of environmental health on which all forms of life . depends. It is the Earth’s atmosphere. It is the clear gas in which living things live and breathe. Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the . health.  of . humans.  and other . living beings. .. Air pollution can cause diseases, allergies, and even death to humans; it can also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and  Air pollution can be caused by both human activities and natural phenomena.. quality. ?. Air quality can be defined as the cleanness of air which is determined by the pollution level. . Low levels of air quality and thus high levels of air pollution lead to an increase in public health issues. . DISEASES IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. Mukhtar Ikhsan. Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia/. State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah . Jakarta. HEALTH. By NOSIKU S MUNYINDA. Introduction. The London Fog . London fog . 2. Sources of Air Pollution. . Sources 2. Growth of world motor vehicle 1930-1995. Factors affecting concentrations of . Air .