‘7 million deaths every year due to inhaled poison’, WHO tightens rules
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued Air Quality Guidelines for the first time after 15 years on Wednesday (22 September). Its aim is to reduce the cases of serious heart and lung related diseases and deaths due to air pollution. According to media reports, the WHO, issued to the 194 member countries of the United Nations, has reduced the maximum recommended level of pollutants in the new guidelines.
It has been said in the guidelines that if the proposed standards are followed, then 80 percent of deaths from PM 2.5 worldwide can be prevented. The WHO has said that particulate matter reaches the human lungs directly through the breath and from there mixes in the blood. This leads to the death of a person.
Edited by Pramod Kumar Praveen, Updated: September 23, 2021 9:04 AM
‘7 million deaths every year due to inhaled poison’, WHO tightens rules, know- new guidelines
WHO has reduced the maximum recommended level of pollutants in the new guidelines.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued Air Quality Guidelines for the first time after 15 years on Wednesday (22 September). Its aim is to reduce the incidence of serious heart and lung related diseases and deaths due to air pollution. According to media reports, the WHO, issued to 194 member countries of the United Nations, has reduced the maximum recommended level of pollutants in the new guidelines.
The new guidelines recommend reducing the level of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide found in fossil fuel emissions. The guidelines state that air pollution is a factor in climate change as well as the biggest threat to human health and the environment. WHO has said that due to air pollution, about 7 million deaths occur every year in the whole world and by improving it, so many lives can be saved.
The World Health Organization has reduced the level of standards for almost all pollutants and said that by following it, more and more lives could be saved all over the world. Under the new guidelines, WHO has reduced the recommended limit for average annual PM 2.5 levels from 10 micrograms per cubic meter to 5. It has reduced the recommended limit for PM10 from 20 micrograms to 15.
It has been said in the guidelines that if the proposed standards are followed, then 80 percent of deaths from PM 2.5 worldwide can be prevented. The WHO has said that particulate matter reaches the human lungs directly through the breath and from there mixes in the blood. This leads to the death of a person. Most of the PM Matter is emitted from transportation, energy, industry, agriculture industry and households, mostly due to fossil fuels.
