Air pollution data in Bangkok, Thailand, indicate that levels of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM 10) are significantly higher than in most cities in North America and Western Europe, where the health effects of PM 10 are well documented. The impacts of air pollution on health are well known – about 7 million people die prematurely each year from breathing polluted air containing small particles, known as PM 2.5 (the term for particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 … Parts of Asia have some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world. This first publication to come from HEI's PAPA Program was undertaken to help inform the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities. Today, over 400 people are gathering at the World Health Organisation for the first global conference on air pollution and health. It is believed that much like cystic fibrosis, causes And Effects Of Air Pollution In East Asia Bazureau et al.

Dirty air can lead to birth defects, wildfire smoke is not regulated by tailpipe scrubbers, which has a population of over 4. However, the pollution mix, seasonality, and demographics are different from those in developed Western countries. Background. Air pollution in the Asia Pacific region is not only a major health risk, it also has damaging impacts on the environment and agricultural crop yields. Of an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide per year from air pollution, just over two-thirds take place in Asia, which is home to slightly less than 60% of the global population. According to the WHO, in addition to respiratory disease, one third of deaths from heart disease, stroke and lung cancer are due to air pollution. Air Pollution in East Asia Globally, many countries are increasingly feeling the effects of environmental degradation. There are currently taking the brunt of environmental degradation that has been occasioned by rapid the industrialization that has occurred both within and out of the country. A Special Report by the HEI International Scientific Oversight Committee of HEI Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) Program (a program of the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities).

Solving the air pollution crisis in Asia. Research shows that air pollution can severely damage our health. Air pollution measures for Asia and the Pacific. Air pollution in Southeast Asia is the main cause for respiratory disease in children. This has been occasioned by the increasingly evident effects of poor environmental conservation policy. 92% of Asia and the Pacific’s population – about 4 billion people – are exposed to levels of air pollution that pose a significant risk to their health. Emission of huge amount of air pollutants as a result of crop residue burning in South Asian region Biomass burning is the major cause of air pollution which leads to several chronic illnesses such as lung cancer, acute respiratory infection, asthma, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease etc.