The WHO Updates Air Quality Guidelines to align with Human Health

<p>The WHO update for air quality guidelines is a bold, science-based step towards healthier cities. Based upon reviews of the existing scientific body of literature the over-arching conclusion is quiet clear: air pollution is harmful at any level to humans. The new guidelines set the record straight with ambitious end targets and interim milestones for cities to fulfil.</p> <p>Even for a clean, developed city like Copenhagen, compliant with EU regulation etc., the new guidelines highlight that the current conditions are not healthy, and rightly so: Currently, 1 in 10 deaths in Copenhagen relates at least partially to air pollution.</p> <p>The map show only the safe streets for nitrogen dioxide, i.e the actual streets that have NO2 levels below the new guideline targets (i.e. with annual averages of NO2 below the new guideline value of 10&micro;g/m3).</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@UrbanDigital/the-who-updates-air-quality-guidelines-to-align-with-human-health-c1a522a3c66a"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>