Air Pollution
Definition
Sources
Prevention
Health Effects
Prevalence
Environmental Effects
Ambient air pollution
Household air pollution
fossil fuels
CO2 emissions
Inefficient cooking technologies
Human sources
Naturally occuring
Burning fossil fuels
CO2 emitting vehicles
Smog
Forest fires
Volcanoes
Ambient
Household
91% of global population breathing polluted air
Middle East
33% population living without clean cooking technologies
South Asia
Africa
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.7% global mortality
North Africa
West Asia
Cognitive health
Carcinogens
Immunosuppression
Reproductive
Stroke
Diabetes
Pneumonia
Cataracts
Memory impairment
Dementia
Lung cancer
Premature birth
Low gestational weight
Birth defects
Lower agricultural yield
Acid deposition
Black carbon emissions
Habitat loss
Return/spread of disease
Ticks
Malaria
Poverty
Famine
Warms atmosphere
Melting snow + ice
Harms wildlife
Destroys building structures
Leeches soil minerals
Aquatic wildlife
Dead trees
Loss of biodiversity
Energy Sources
Lifestyle
Advocacy + Education
Social media
Politics
Industry transparency
Carpooling/biking campaigns
Nuclear
Renewable energy
Water
Solar
Wind
Stay inside when air quality low
Sunscreen
Avoid traffic areas
Death
Household air pollution: 3.8 million annual deaths
Ambient air pollution: 4.2 million annual deaths