Announcements

HEI publishes second large study on air pollution and COVID-19

September 13, 2024
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New report on air pollution and childhood asthma risk

September 6, 2024

HEI has published a new Research Report, Birth Cohort Studies of Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution in Early Life and Development of Asthma in Children and Adolescents from Denmark. The study presented in the report, led by Marie Pedersen of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, examined children’s asthma in four Danish cohorts and focused on exposure to an array of air pollutants.

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New study examines potential health benefits of reducing emissions

August 27, 2024

HEI has published a new Research Report, Estimating Model-Based Marginal Societal Health Benefits of Air Pollution Emission Reductions in the United States and Canada.

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New report on particulate matter exposure and mortality in Canada

July 30, 2024

HEI has published a new report, Long-Term Exposure to Outdoor Ultrafine Particles and Black Carbon and Effects on Mortality in Montreal and Toronto, Canada, which presents a study led by Scott Weichenthal of McGill University in Montreal.

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Database of South Asia – Air Pollution and Health (DoSAAH)

July 30, 2024

Air pollution ranks as the leading risk factor for poor health in South Asia. In 2021 alone, it is estimated to have resulted in 2.6 million deaths across the region. In this context, there is growing investment in monitoring air quality and developing air quality management plans.

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New State of Global Air Report finds air pollution is second leading risk factor for death worldwide

June 12, 2024

Air pollution now ranks as the second leading risk factor for death, accounting for 8.1 million deaths globally according to HEI’s new State of Global Air 2024 Report. The new report provides a comprehensive analysis of data for air quality and health impacts for countries around the world in 2021.

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