Air pollution causes and exacerbates a number of diseases, ranging from asthma to pulmonary illnesses and heart disease. In accordance with recent estimates by the World Health Organization, exposure to air pollution is thus a more important risk factor for major noncommunicable diseases than previously thought. Air pollution is the largest contributor to the burden of disease from the environment. The impact of air pollution on human health is of growing concern as research unravels more links between several serious diseases among various age groups and air pollution.
Partners
- Harvard T.H. Chan, School of Public Health Boston, MA, USA
- Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
- Health Care Without Harm Reston, VA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
- Children's Health and Environment Program University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Council on Energy Environment and Water New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Health Effects Institute Boston, MA, USA
- National Resources Defense Council New York, NY, USA
- Chest Research Foundation Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation New Delhi, Delhi, India
- National Institute of Advanced Studies Bengaluru, India
- Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group New Delhi, India
- Karo Sambhav Gurugram, Haryana
- GAIL India Limited New Delhi, India
- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute New Delhi, India
- Sastra University Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Lung Care Foundation New Delhi, India
- India Meteorological Department New Delhi, India