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Over 9 million lives could be saved every year if countries met WHO air quality guidelines
The Brief
- Meeting WHO annual guidelines for fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide could save more than 9 million lives a year in low- and middle-income countries, according to University of Cambridge researchers.
- The estimate concerns air pollution from fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide.
Why it matters
It puts a quantified health benefit on meeting WHO air quality guidelines, which is useful for public health planning and air quality policy in low- and middle-income countries.
Who’s affected
- public health researchers
- air quality policymakers in low- and middle-income countries
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Meeting the World Health Organization's recommended annual guidelines for air pollution resulting from fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide has the potential to save more than 9 million lives a year in low- and middle-income countries, say University of Cambridge…