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Asbestos-linked cancer warning for emerging economies

Asbestos-linked cancer warning for emerging economies

6 octubre 2011

Cancer deaths caused by asbestos exposure are starting to fall in high-income countries thanks to widescale prohibition of its use. But many low- and middle-income countries that continue to use the mineral in building and transport industries face a surge of deaths in the coming decades, warns a study published this month in the Bulletin [...]

Asbestos-linked cancer warning for emerging economies
WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants

WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants

Resumen del documento publicado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud: This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered in this review, i.e. benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene), radon, [...]

La OMS exhorta a mejorar la calidad del aire urbano para proteger la salud

La OMS exhorta a mejorar la calidad del aire urbano para proteger la salud

Ginebra, 26 de septiembre — En muchas ciudades la contaminación del aire está alcanzando niveles que ponen en peligro la salud de la gente, según un trabajo sin precedentes de recopilación de datos sobre la calidad del aire dado a conocer hoy por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). La información analizada abarca datos [...]

WHO to launch a global database for air quality and health

WHO to launch a global database for air quality and health

WHAT: On Monday 26 September 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) will launch the first WHO Air Quality global database in Geneva, Switzerland. It covers almost 1100 cities in 91 countries, revealing sometimes startling air pollution levels and trends. The database shows where air pollution and the related health burden is highest. This information should [...]


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