Air quality

The factsheet emphasizes the importance of improving air quality which can deliver substantial health benefits. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This book presents revised guideline values for the four most common air pollutants - particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide - based on a recent review of the accumulated scientific evidence. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This report presents a summary of methods and results of the latest WHO global assessment of ambient air pollution exposure and the resulting burden of disease. (WHO)

This paper extends the analyses of the most recent WHO, European Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development research on the cost of ambient and household air pollution to cover all 53 Member States of the WHO European Region. It describes and discusses the topic of air pollution from a Health in All Policies perspective, reflecting the best available evidence from a health, economics and policy angle and identifies future research areas and policy options. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This paper summarizes the evidence about the health effects of air pollution from particulate matter and presents the policy implications, the aim being to stimulate policy-makers to develop more effective strategies to reduce air pollution and its health effects in those countries. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This publication introduces the concept of air pollution health risk assessment, describes in broad terms how the health risks of outdoor air pollution and its sources are estimated, and gives an overview of the general principles for the proper conduct of an assessment for various scenarios and purposes. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This document presents recommendations for concentration–response functions for key pollutants to be included in cost–benefit analysis supporting the revision of the European Union’s air quality policy. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

The indoor air quality guidelines for household fuel combustion aim to help public health policy-makers, as well as specialists working on energy, environmental and other issues understand best approaches to reducing household air pollution - the greatest environmental health risk in the world today. (WHO)

The report describes the health effects of and policy options for dealing with residential heating with wood and coal in Europe and the United States. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This final technical report for WHO project “Review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution – REVIHAAP” presents detailed answers to 24 questions on the health aspects of air pollution of relevance for the review of European Union policies. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This executive summary highlights the main findings of a new study, Riding towards the green economy: cycling and green jobs, undertaken in the context of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)'s partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This report includes a summary of existing policies on providing healthy environments in schools and kindergartens, an overview of environmental risk factors in schools, information on design, methods and results of selected recently conducted exposure assessment surveys and a summary of pupils' exposures to major environmental factors. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

The primary aim of these guidelines is to provide a basis for protecting public health from adverse effects of air pollution and for eliminating, or reducing to a minimum, those contaminants of air that are known or likely to be hazardous to human health and wellbeing. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

In September 2015 WHO organized a global consultation meeting to seek expert opinion on the latest available evidence on the health effects of several ambient air pollutants and on interventions to reduce air pollution. The results from this consultation will contribute to the thinking behind the future update of the AQGs. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

The meeting report provides relevant advice to inform a variety of health risk assessment efforts at local, national and international scales. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific evidence on the health problems associated with this ubiquitous pollution and provides WHO guidelines to protect public health. It also describes the conditions that determine the presence of mould and provides measures to control its growth indoors. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)

This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air and are targeted at public health professionals involved in preventing the health risks of environmental exposures, as well as at specialists and authorities involved in the design and use of buildings, indoor materials and products. (WHO Regional Office for Europe)