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WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021 - Aiming for healthier air for all : A joint statement by medical, public health, scientific societies and patient representative organisations
Hoffman, Barbara Boogaard, Hanna de Nazelle, Audrey Andersen, Zorana J. Abramson, Michael Brauer, Michael Brunekreef, Bert Forastiere, Francesco Huang, Wei Kan, Haidong
Hoffman, Barbara
Boogaard, Hanna
de Nazelle, Audrey
Andersen, Zorana J.
Abramson, Michael
Brauer, Michael
Brunekreef, Bert
Forastiere, Francesco
Huang, Wei
Kan, Haidong
Author
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
Thurston, George
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
Thurston, George
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
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Public Health
Book
Volume
66
Issue
Page Range
1-4
Article Number
Article 1604465
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
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Open