Health and Air Pollution: the health effects of PM2.5 exposure

A bit of a different one this time, inspired by the current situation in Sydney.

An infographic on the known health effects of air pollution by PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5μm in diameter), with the mean pollution levels of some large cities for comparison.

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References:

• World Health Organization 2005, WHO Air quality guidelines for particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide, https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/69477/WHO_SDE_PHE_OEH_06.02_eng.pdf;jsessionid=0EB41F4E02BC7BE3B82FDC6110EB3BD5?sequence=1
• World Health Organization Europe 2013, Health Effects of Particulate Matter: Policy implications for countries in eastern Europe, Caucasus and central Asia, http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/189051/Health-effects-of-particulate-matter-final-Eng.pdf 
• Wei, Y, Wang, Y, Di, Q, Choirat, C & Wang, Y 2019, 'Short term exposure to fine particulate matter and hospital admission risks and costs in the Medicare population: time stratified, case crossover study', The BMJ, 367:l6258.
• Xing, YF, Xu, YH, Shi, MH & Lian, YX 2016, 'The impact of PM2.5 on the human respiratory system', Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 8, no. 1, E69–E74.
• World Air Quality Index Project 2019, World's Air Pollution: Real-Time Air Quality Index, https://waqi.info/