Air Pollution is the presence of concentrated contaminant or pollutant substances in the air including gases, particulates, and biological molecules that does not disperse properly. The Air Pollution interferes with biological processes including human health and economics, or produce other harmful environmental effects.
Related Definitions in the Project: The HSE Management
Example Article of the Air Pollution:
Air Pollution Is An $8 Trillion Problem (Source: Oil Price on 20 March 2023): Air pollution is the greatest environmental health hazard to humankind, leading to over six million deaths a year and an economic cost that equates to over $8 trillion dollars. That’s according to the World Air Quality Report 2022 released Tuesday by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. Statista’s Anna Fleck reports that the analysis found that out of a surveyed 131 countries, regions and territories, only 13 met World Health Organization air guidelines of annual PM2.5 concentrations at or below 5 μg/m3 in 2022, many of which were in Oceania. The following chart shows how greatly air quality varies globally, with cities such as Pakistan’s Lahore (97.4 μg of PM2.5 particles per m3) and India’s Delhi (92.6) both exceeded WHO guidelines more than 10 times. At the other end of the spectrum lie cities such as Reykjavik in Iceland (3.3) and Tallinn in Estonia (4.8) which are among the few that meet guidelines. …
