Health Impact of Air Pollution
Health Impact of Air Pollution
Health Impact of Air Pollution
Human Health
Robert Joseph B. Almoro
Summary:
Introduction
Classification of Air Pollution:
A. Outdoor Air Pollution
B. Indoor Air Pollution
Introduction
Air Pollution is a major environmental health problem
affecting the developing and developed nations alike.
Its effects on health are complex as there are
numerous sources and their individual effects vary
from one to the other. It is not only ambient air
quality in the cities but also the indoor air quality in
the rural and the urban areas that is causing concern.
In the developing world, the highest air pollution
exposures occur in the indoor environment. Air
pollutants that are inhaled have serious impact on
human health affecting the lungs and the respiratory
system.
Ozone ( O3)
Nitrogen dioxide
(NO2)
Particulate Matter
Air pollutant
Health effects
Particulate matter
Ozone (O3)