Citation
Hassan, Noor Artika and Hashim, Zailina and Hashim, Jamal Hisham
(2016)
Impact of climate change on air quality and public health in urban areas.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28 (suppl. 2).
pp. 38-48.
ISSN 1010-5395; ESSN: 1941-2479
Abstract
This review discusses how climate undergo changes and the effect of climate change on air quality as well as public health. It also covers the inter relationship between climate and air quality. The air quality discussed here are in relation to the 5 criteria pollutants; ozone (O3), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM). Urban air pollution is the main concern due to higher anthropogenic activities in urban areas. The implications on health are also discussed. Mitigating measures are presented with the final conclusion.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subject: | Climate change; Urban air pollution; Health effects; Air pollutants |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539515592951 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Depositing User: | Nurul Ainie Mokhtar |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2018 03:46 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 03:46 |
| Altmetrics: | http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1177/1010539515592951 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54499 |
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