Effect of air on health Flashcards
1
Q
How many premature deaths is it linked to
A
3.7m in 2012, 88% in LICs and NEEs
2
Q
How many households rely on fuelwood to cook indoors
A
2.5bn, 2012 WHO attributed 4.3m death to this, affects women and children, Toyola stoves in Ghana
3
Q
Legionnaire’s disease
A
Aerosol inhalation
4
Q
What city had most particulate matter
A
2014 WHO study, Delhi due to forest fires, industry, transport
5
Q
What did WHO call air pollution
A
World’s largest single environmental health risk
