Ambient air pollution and its influence on human health and welfare: an overview

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 27; no. 20; pp. 24815 - 24830
• Main Authors: Almetwally, Alsaid Ahmed, Bin-Jumah, May, Allam, Ahmed A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: air; Air pollution; Aquatic Pollution; Asthma; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; human health; Lung cancer; Lung diseases; lung neoplasms; people; Pollutants; Pollution sources; Respiratory diseases; Review Article; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Well being; Human health; Respiratory disease; Air pollution; Cardiovascular disease; Harmful effects; Major air pollutants; Asthma; COPD

Human health is closely related to his environment. The influence of exposure to air pollutants on human health and well-being has been an interesting subject and gained much volume of research over the last 50 years. In general, polluted air is considered one of the major factors leading to many di...