WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021 - Aiming for healthier air for all : A joint statement by medical, public health, scientific societies and patient representative organisations
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Hoffman, Barbara, Boogaard, Hanna, de Nazelle, Audrey, Andersen, Zorana J., Abramson, Michael, Brauer, Michael, Brunekreef, Bert, Forastiere, Francesco, Huang, Wei, Kan, Haidong, Kaufman, Joel D., Katsouyanni, Klea, Krzyzanowski, Michal, Kuenzli, Nino, Laden, Francine, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Mustapha, Adetoun, Powell, Pippa, Rice, Mary, ... Thurston, George. (2021). WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021 - Aiming for healthier air for all : A joint statement by medical, public health, scientific societies and patient representative organisations. International Journal of Public Health. 66, p. Article 1604465. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604465
Authors | Hoffman, Barbara, Boogaard, Hanna, de Nazelle, Audrey, Andersen, Zorana J., Abramson, Michael, Brauer, Michael, Brunekreef, Bert, Forastiere, Francesco, Huang, Wei, Kan, Haidong, Kaufman, Joel D., Katsouyanni, Klea, Krzyzanowski, Michal, Kuenzli, Nino, Laden, Francine, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Mustapha, Adetoun, Powell, Pippa, Rice, Mary, Roca-Barceló, Aina, Roscoe, Charlotte J., Soares, Agnes, Straif, Kurt and Thurston, George |
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Abstract | [Extract] After years of intensive research and deliberations with experts across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its 2005 Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQG) in September 2021 [1, 2]. The new air quality guidelines (WHO AQG) are ambitious and reflect the large impact that air pollution has on global health. They recommend aiming for annual mean concentrations of PM2.5 not exceeding 5 µg/m3 and NO2 not exceeding 10 µg/m3, and the peak season mean 8-hr ozone concentration not exceeding 60 µg/m3 [1]. For reference, the corresponding 2005 WHO guideline values for PM2.5 and NO2 were, respectively, 10 µg/m3 and 40 µg/m3 with no recommendation issued for long-term ozone concentrations [3]. While the guidelines are not legally binding, we hope they will influence air quality policy across the globe for many years to come. |
Keywords | air pollution; WHO Air Quality Guidelines; health effects; policy implications; average population exposure |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | International Journal of Public Health |
Journal citation | 66, p. Article 1604465 |
Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation |
ISSN | 1661-8556 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604465 |
PubMed ID | 34630006 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85116572782 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC8494774 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-4 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Sep 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 13 Sep 2021 |
Deposited | 21 Mar 2022 |
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