- Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21,000 Deaths Annually From Air Pollution By 2030 https://healthpolicy-watch.news/polands-clean-household-energy-initiative-should-save-over-21-000-deaths-annually-from-air-pollution-by-2030/ 2 comments upliftingnews
- Poland’s Clean Household Energy Initiative Should Save Over 21,000 Deaths Annually From Air Pollution By 2030 https://healthpolicy-watch.news/polands-clean-household-energy-initiative-should-save-over-21-000-deaths-annually-from-air-pollution-by-2030/ 15 comments europe
- Research has found that while young children, young adults, and households in poverty have the highest levels of exposure to air pollution, it is the richer households who are more responsible for it. https://airqualitynews.com/2019/06/19/poor-most-exposed-to-air-pollution-caused-by-rich-study-finds/ 299 comments science
- US research has found that chemicals from everyday household products now contribute as much to air pollution in cities worldwide as vehicle emissions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43084642 108 comments worldnews
- New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160212140912.htm 8 comments science
- Household goods like paint, shampoo and hand sanitizer now contribute as much air pollution as cars in urban areas, according to new research in Science. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/household-products-make-surprisingly-large-contributions-air-pollution 6 comments science
- The rates of death and health burdens associated with air pollution are borne unequally and inequitably by people of color and those with lower household income and educational attainment in Washington, D.C., according to a new study. https://news.agu.org/press-release/air-pollution-disproportionally-affects-people-of-color-lower-income-residents-in-d-c/ 4 comments science
- Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution accounting for 700,000 fatalities, while increased outdoor air pollution claimed 400,000 lives. Air pollution can also correlated to losses in cognitive development among Africa’s children. https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/international/air-pollution-in-africa.html 90 comments science
- Study: As air pollution worsens, pupils from middle and high-income households are also more likely to miss school days. This is because high-income families are able to develop protective behaviour such as bringing their children to the doctor or keeping them at home on highly polluted days. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13549839.2021.1886065 4 comments science
- China on Monday ordered 1.18 million residential households in 11 cities located in three central provinces to switch to natural gas heating this winter as part of the country’s anti-air pollution campaign https://in.reuters.com/article/china-pollution-coal/china-to-switch-more-households-in-central-provinces-to-gas-heating-idinkcn1n30dj?il=0 58 comments worldnews
- Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in depressive symptoms for adolescents over time, even in neighborhoods that meet air quality standards. Findings weren’t affected by the participants’ sex, age, race, household income, parental education etc https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/946089 8 comments science
- Research shows living near trees, green vegetation may prevent vascular damage from air pollution. Researchers found that “the effects of green spaces on hemodynamic function are largely independent of median household income, physical activity levels and tobacco use" https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpheart.00689.2020?utm_source=ajpheart&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=1.21.2021 3 comments science
- Household contributions to and impacts from air pollution in India. Low-income populations in India disproportionally bear the health consequences of air pollution, even though high-income populations are responsible for the majority of air pollution. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00744-0.epdf?sharing_token=Ckf_XF-UYnxgJt9HuA4Du9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Pg3Od43MRsZEe_7oYk-d1gIBDDLs00_8pcVttmhiW2iQdThXEOG60cX9yHViu-hWpZNcMn1hbzrXYEapjyA3tvBE5onTwf88uDP6jj5UGbV0KDFDblj5VirF9WbkKOu0g%3D 3 comments science