Air pollution Flashcards
How many heat their homes or cook with biomass?
3 billion
How many people die prematurely due to illness attributable to household air pollution?
4 million
What impact does air pollution have on pneumonia?
Doubles the risk of pneumonia, over half of deaths among children under 5 from ALRIs are due to indoor pollution
What impact does air pollution have on stroke?
Nearly half of premature deaths in stroke is attributed to indoor air pollution
What impact does air pollution have on ischaemic heart disease?
About 15% can be attributable to indoor air pollution
What impact does air pollution have on COPD?
Women are even more effected than men
What impact does air pollution have on Lund Cancer?
17% are attributable to this
Who is more likely to be a victim of indoor air pollution?
Women since they often are doing the cooking
What in general does indoor air pollution do to your body?
Particulate inflame the airways and lungs
Why is women and children often more worse of with indoor heating/cooking?
They are in that environment more but they are also being tasked of getting the fuel
What can outdoor air pollution lead to?
Stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, chronic and acute RIs
