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Air pollution

Air pollution is the presence of substances in the air that are harmful to humans, other living beings or the environment. Pollutants can be gases, like ozone or nitrogen oxides, or small particles like soot and dust. Both outdoor and indoor air can be polluted.

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History of air pollution

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Major pollutants

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Health effects

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Social and environmental impacts

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Sources

Major pollutants

Exposure

Health effects

Social and environmental impacts

History of air pollution

Measurement and monitoring

Pollution reduction by sector

Policy and regulation

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Air pollution

Nodes348
Edges347
Triples309
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005747
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Air pollution

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has effect · 35
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related to Further reading · 33
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related to Anti-smoke action and modern protections · 22
Air pollution → Bhopal Disaster, Britain, China, Clean Air Act, Donora, Dow Chemical Company, During, Great Smog, In, India, Japan, Leaked, Legislation, London, Soviet Union, Technological, The, The United Kingdom, Union Carbide, United States
related to Monitoring · 19
Air pollution → Air, An AQI, AQIs, Chad, China, Europe, Finally, For, India, Iran, Low-cost, Many, NO2, PM, Poor, Some, The, These, US
related to Laws and regulations · 14
Air pollution → Air, Air Quality Directive, Although, Britain, Clean Air Act, Few, Germany, National Ambient Air Quality, Other, Some, Standards, TA Luft, US Clean Air Act, World Health Organization's
related to Pregnancy and children · 14
Air pollution → East Asia, Exposure, In, In South, It, Middle East, North Africa, Over, PM, PM2, Saharan Africa, Stillbirths, The, West
related to Clean air as a human right · 13
Air pollution → Ambient Air Quality Directive, EU, European Union, France, In, In Chile, Supreme Court, The, This, UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council, While, While China
related to Exposure · 12
Air pollution → As, Children, Exposure, For, NO2, People, PM2, Similarly, The, Under, WHO, World Health Organization
related to Brain health · 11
Air pollution → Air, Depression, Exposure, In, Indoor, It, Parkinson's, PM10, PM2, Prenatal, The
related to By socioeconomic group · 11
Air pollution → Additionally, Asians, Blacks, In, Latinos, Polluting, Residents, This, United States, While, Whites

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air pollution also pollutants quality health ozone exposure people deaths gas countries levels particulate fuels matter cancer pm2 cause outdoor

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Air pollutioncausesdisease by driving inflammation and oxidative stress0.90text
Air pollutionis apresence of substances in the air that are harmful to humans0.90text
Air pollutionis aleading risk factor for stroke0.90text
Air pollutionis atransition to renewable energy0.90text
firewoodinstance ofmore than 2.3 billion people in developing countries rely on burning polluting fuels0.80text
agricultural wasteinstance ofmore than 2.3 billion people in developing countries rely on burning polluting fuels0.80text
dry dunginstance ofmore than 2.3 billion people in developing countries rely on burning polluting fuels0.80text
coalinstance ofmore than 2.3 billion people in developing countries rely on burning polluting fuels0.80text
or charcoal for cookinginstance ofmore than 2.3 billion people in developing countries rely on burning polluting fuels0.80text
which causes harmful household air pollutioninstance ofmore than 2.3 billion people in developing countries rely on burning polluting fuels0.80text
furnacesinstance ofheating systems0.80text
other types of fuel-burning heating devices release pollutants into the airinstance ofheating systems0.80text

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