Voorbeelden van air pollution

• Babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers are to air pollution's harmful effects.

• The data provides "compelling" evidence that particulates in air pollution may trigger a heart attack.

• The environmental consequences of air pollution tend to be noticed in haze and reduced visibility.

• In 2000, it was estimated that air pollution from various sources contributed to 3 million deaths worldwide.

• Over two-thirds of urban air pollution is generated by transportation, while virtually all the remainder are due to other petroleum-using activities.

• This follows because the subsistence parameter for this sector increases with the increase in the morbidity effects due to air pollution.

• This would deflate its air pollution emissions and deflate its reputation in the environmental community.

• The indicators cover deforestation, pesticide usage, overfishing, hazardous wastes, non-hazardous inorganic wastes, non-hazardous organic wastes, greenhouse gases, and urban air pollution.