Over half the world's population lives without the protection of proper air quality standards

‘Over half the world's population lives without the protection of proper air quality standards’
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It consists of particles (smaller than 2.5 microns) so small that billions of them can fit inside a single red blood cell. Read More..





Parisa Ariya, co-author, says, "In Canada, about 5,900 people die every year from air pollution, according to Health Canada's estimates. Air pollution kills almost as many Canadians every three years as COVID-19 killed to date."
Yevgen Nazarenko conducted the study with Devendra Pal under Ariya’s supervision. "We adopted unprecedented measures to protect people from COVID-19, yet we don't do enough to avoid the millions of preventable deaths caused by air pollution every year," says Nazarenko.
Findings revealed that places with protection have worse standards than what is considered safe by WHO. Like the Middle East, regions with the most air pollution don't even measure PM2.5 air pollution.
In addition, in countries like China and India, even the weakest air quality standards are often violated, while countries like Canada and Australia meet even the strictest standards.
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Nazarenko explains that more than half of the world urgently needs protection from PM2.5 with ambient air quality standards, which will save countless lives.
Source-Medindia