Update of WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines - WHO/Europe

Air pollution is the largest single environmental risk for health, recognized by the World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution of May 2015 as being of major ... Healthtopics Environmentandhealth Airquality Activities UpdateofWHOGlobalAirQualityGuidelines Airquality News Events Policy Activities Dataandstatistics Publications Partners Contactus UpdateofWHOGlobalAirQualityGuidelines Airpollutionisthelargestsingleenvironmentalriskforhealth,recognizedbytheWorldHealthAssembly(WHA)ResolutionofMay2015asbeingofmajorpublichealthconcern. ThelatesteditionofWHOAQGsforambientairpollutantswaspublishedin2006,andincludedrecommendationsfortheclassicalairpollutantsparticulatematter(PM),ozone(O3),nitrogendioxide(NO2)andsulfurdioxide(SO2). Sincethen,theevidencebaseforadversehealtheffectsrelatedtoshort-andlong-termexposuretothesepollutantshasbecomemuchlargerandbroader.TheWHAResolutionrecognizedtheroleofWHOAQGsforbothambientairqualityandindoorairqualityinprovidingguidanceandrecommendationsforcleanairthatprotecthumanhealth.Inparticular,itrequestedtheDirector-GeneraltostrengthenWHOcapacitiesinthefieldofairpollutionandhealththroughthedevelopmentandregularupdateofWHOAQGsinordertofacilitatedecisionmaking,andtoprovidesupportandguidancetoMSintheirefficientimplementation.Asaresultin2016WHOhasstartedtheworktowardstheupdateoftheGlobalAirQualityGuidelines.Theprojectisbenefittingfromfundsand/orin-kindsupportfromtheEuropeanCommission(DG-Environment),theGermanFederalMinistryfortheEnvironment,NatureConservation,BuildingandNuclearSafety,theSwissFederalOfficefortheEnvironmentandtheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA).Itisexpectedtoprovideup-to-daterecommendationstocontinueprotectingpopulationsworldwidefromtheadversehealtheffectsofambientairpollution. RiskofbiasassessmentinstrumentforsystematicreviewsinformingWHOglobalairqualityguidelines(2020) WHOExpertConsultation:AvailableevidenceforthefutureupdateoftheWHOGlobalAirQualityGuidelines(AQGs)(2016) AirQualityGuidelinesGlobalUpdate2005.Particulatematter,ozone,nitrogendioxideandsulfurdioxide WHO/Europe,2005 AirQualityGuidelinesforEurope;SecondEdition(2000) WHO/Europe,2000