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Air pollution: The silent killer called PM 2.5

Air pollution varies greatly in different parts of the world, but across the globe, particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution is responsible for an estimated 4.2 million deaths every single year. In order to assess the global protection from it, researchers from McGill University set out to investigate global air quality standards.

The researchers found that where there is protection, standards are often much worse than what the the World Health Organization considers being safe.

“Our findings show that more than half of the world urgently needs protection in the form of adequate PM2.5 ambient air quality standards. Putting these standards in place everywhere will save countless lives. And where standards are already in place, they should be harmonized globally,” – says Yevgen Nazarenko, a Research Associate at McGill University.

Full story about research please read at the Science Daily website.

A new Harvard study on air pollution by fossil fuels

According to new research from the University of Harvard, fossil fuel air pollution is responsible for more than 8 million people worldwide in 2018.

Previous estimates have put the total number of global deaths at 4.2 million, however, this study has highlighted that the death toll is much greater than previously suggested.

Regions with the highest concentrations of fossil fuel-related air pollution — including Eastern North America, Europe, and South-East Asia — have the highest rates of mortality, according to the study published in the journal Environmental Research. 

Learn more about how researchers arrive at such a high number of fossil-fuel-caused deaths in the article published on the Harvard SEAS website

The most polluted air in Subotica, Pancevo and Novi Sad

In the last 24 hours, ” very polluted air ” was inhaled by residents of Subotica, Pancevo, Novi Sad, Beocin, while ” polluted air ” was in Valjevo, Kosjeric, Uzice, Bor, Leskovac, Belgrade, data were published on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Source: http://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/vazduh-najzagadjeniji-u-subotici-pancevu-i-novom-sadu_1060720.html 

Indoor carbon dioxide levels could be a health hazard

Air pollution increases risk of deadly lungs diseases

Air pollution is putting millions of us at risk from serious lung disease, a new study has concluded. 

Scientists looked at more than 300,000 people and found that exposure to outdoor air pollution can age our lungs by two years and put us at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9463169/air-pollution-ages-lungs-disease/ 

Alarm level of air pollution in the Balkans

Citizens of all major cities across the Balkans face a worryingly high level of air pollution, which reduces their lifespan as the region remains heavily dependent on coal to generate electricity, according to a recent UN report. 

Source: https://www.021.rs/story/Info/Srbija/215819/UN-Alarmantan-nivo-zagadjenja-vazduha-na-Balkanu.html 

Wintertime boosts air pollution in Balkan cities

When winter arrives in the Western Balkans, it is not unusual for dense smog to envelop its cities, making it hard to breathe and impairing visibility. But this year, pollution levels are among the highest in the world.

The WHO states that five out of Europe’s top ten most polluted cities are in the Balkans – Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Pljevlja in Montenegro; Skopje, Tetovo, and Bitola in Macedonia.

In recent days the smog is intensified in Sarajevo as well. The air quality index measured by the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo hit 383 on Tuesday, a level identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as hazardous to health and almost ten times the average.

Source:  http://rs.n1info.com/Region/a441708/Najzagadjeniji-gradovi-na-Balkanu.html 

Air in Valjevo and Niš are most polluted in Serbia