Air pollution & health part 2 by Dr sheetu singh top chest expert in Jaipur

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PM2.5 particle permissible upper limit
Current problem of air pollution
WHO 10µg/m3
America 12 µg/m3
Europe 25 µg/m3
India 40 µg/m3
89.9 µg/m3 in 2017 Lancet Planet Health 2018
Published Online December 6, 2018
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Ranking National or Global?
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Current problem of air pollution
Most polluted city ranking 2016 WHO survey 4000
cities
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My focus

1. What are air pollutants?
2. What is magnitude of the health problem?
3. What are source of air pollution?
4. What is solution of the problem?

North Indian Haze or pollution?
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Poisonous air
Impact of air pollution on health
After pleasure COPD
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Who is at risk?
Impact of air pollution on health

• Children
• Elderly
• Prior heart or lung disease patients
• Diabetics
• Persons who work/exercise outdoors
• Otherwise healthy adults and children