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Fuel combustion-fossil fuel combustion in high-income and middle-income countries and burning of biomass in low-income countries-accounts for 85% of airborne particulate pollution and for almost all pollution by oxides of sulphur and nitrogen. [...]ambient air pollution, chemical pollution, and soil...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2018-02, Vol.391 (10119), p.462-512
Main Authors:	Landrigan, Philip J, Fuller, Richard, Acosta, Nereus J R, Adeyi, Olusoji, Arnold, Robert, Basu, Niladri (Nil), Baldé, Abdoulaye Bibi, Bertollini, Roberto, Bose-O'Reilly, Stephan, Boufford, Jo Ivey, Breysse, Patrick N, Chiles, Thomas, Mahidol, Chulabhorn, Coll-Seck, Awa M, Cropper, Maureen L, Fobil, Julius, Fuster, Valentin, Greenstone, Michael, Haines, Andy, Hanrahan, David, Hunter, David, Khare, Mukesh, Krupnick, Alan, Lanphear, Bruce, Lohani, Bindu, Martin, Keith, Mathiasen, Karen V, McTeer, Maureen A, Murray, Christopher J L, Ndahimananjara, Johanita D, Perera, Frederica, Potočnik, Janez, Preker, Alexander S, Ramesh, Jairam, Rockström, Johan, Salinas, Carlos, Samson, Leona D, Sandilya, Karti, Sly, Peter D, Smith, Kirk R, Steiner, Achim, Stewart, Richard B, Suk, William A, van Schayck, Onno C P, Yadama, Gautam N, Yumkella, Kandeh, Zhong, Ma
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Agricultural economics Agricultural vehicles Air pollution Air quality Airborne particulates Chemical pollution Climate change Environmental health Income Industrial pollution Low income groups Outdoor air quality Particulate matter Pesticides Petroleum industry Pollution abatement Pollution control Pollution prevention Poverty Public transportation Renewable energy Respiratory diseases Sanitation Soil chemistry Soil pollution Transportation systems Water pollution
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Summary:	Fuel combustion-fossil fuel combustion in high-income and middle-income countries and burning of biomass in low-income countries-accounts for 85% of airborne particulate pollution and for almost all pollution by oxides of sulphur and nitrogen. [...]ambient air pollution, chemical pollution, and soil pollution-the forms of pollution produced by industry, mining, electricity generation, mechanised agriculture, and petroleum-powered vehicles-are all on the rise, with the most marked increases in rapidly developing and industrialising low-income and middle-income countries. Pollution mitigation and prevention can yield large net gains both for human health and the economy. [...]air quality improvements in the high-income countries have not only reduced deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease but have also yielded substantial economic gains. Pollution control, in turn, will benefit from efforts to slow the pace of climate change (SDG 13) by transitioning to a sustainable, circular economy that relies on non-polluting renewable energy, on efficient industrial processes that produce little waste, and on transport systems that restrict use of private vehicles in cities, enhance public transport, and promote active travel.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X 1474-547X