Air Pollution and Health –unanswered questions - IAPSC
Air Pollution and Health –unanswered questions - IAPSC
Air Pollution and Health –unanswered questions - IAPSC
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<strong>Air</strong> <strong>Pollution</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>–unanswered</strong><br />
<strong>questions</strong><br />
• Cardiac effects<br />
– Who are the susceptible sub-groups<br />
– How do these effects occur (mechanisms)<br />
• Chronic effects<br />
– Is all the population at risk from air pollution<br />
– What is the size of the effect<br />
– Does air pollution cause asthma<br />
– What would the cost-benefits be of reducing air<br />
pollution, in health terms<br />
• Interventions<br />
– Are they of short or long term benefit or both<br />
– What pollutants should be targeted
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