Difference between revisions of "Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution"
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:CandidateDoc]] | [[Category:CandidateDoc]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:CitedDoc]] |
+ | |||
+ | The World Health Organization (WHO*) estimates that urban | ||
+ | air pollution contributes each year to approximately 800,000 | ||
+ | deaths and 4.6 million lost life-years worldwide (WHO 2002). | ||
+ | This burden is not equally distributed: approximately two thirds | ||
+ | of the deaths and lost life-years occur in developing countries of | ||
+ | Asia. |
Latest revision as of 10:59, October 21, 2009
< GEO User Requirements for Air Quality | Report | Documents | Resources | Edit with Form
Doc #: 29
Title: Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries of Asia | Document Link
Organization/Author: Health Effects Institute, HEI
Type: Report
Year: 2004
Region: East Asia"East Asia" is not in the list (International, Africa, Asia, Non-Southeast, Asia, Southeast, Europe, North America, Oceania/Australia, Polar Region, South America) of allowed values for the "DocRegion" property.
Observation Type:
Observation Needs:
Document Status: Submitted, 2009/07/01
Parameters:
Description of Document:
The World Health Organization (WHO*) estimates that urban air pollution contributes each year to approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million lost life-years worldwide (WHO 2002). This burden is not equally distributed: approximately two thirds of the deaths and lost life-years occur in developing countries of Asia.