Air Pollution

Fact Sheet N° 187Revised September 2000AIR POLLUTIONincluding WHO's 1999 Guidelines for Air Pollution ControlExposure to air pollution is as old as the use of fire by human beingsAir pollution, both indoors and outdoors, is a major environmental health problem affecting developed and developing counties alike. It comes from sources of dust, gases and smoke, and is generated mainly by human activities but also naturally. When inhaled, air pollutants affect the lung and respiratory tract but can …showed first 75 words of 1540 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1540 total…points, air pollution management capabilities and indoor air pollutant concentrations. ______________________________ For further information, journalists can contact the Office of the Spokesperson, WHO, Geneva. Tel: (+41 22) 791 2599. Fax: (+41 22) 791 4858. E-mail: inf@who.int. All WHO Press Releases, Fact Sheets, as well as other information on this subject can be obtained via the WHO home page http://www.who.int/ Further information can be obtained from the web site of the responsible WHO programme at: http://www.who.int/peh/.