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Air Quality Toxicity Index (AQTI): Quantifying Air Pollution Impact on Disease Onset

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  • Harold I Zeliger

    (Zeliger Research and Consulting, USA)

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Air pollution impacts 90% of the world's population and is the number one cause of premature deaths worldwide, etiamted at 8-10 million pre year. Breathing polluted air is associated with the accelerated onset of numerous illnesses, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, several cancers and Alzheimer's disease. Fice major pollutants are typically monitored in cities around the world for air quality. These include ozone, particulate matter, dulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide. The Air Quality Toxicity Index (AQTI), that is first reported here, provides a quantitative indicator with which to monitor air quality, make air quality comparisons of different locations and compare air quality of the same locations as a function of time.

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  • Harold I Zeliger, 2020. "Air Quality Toxicity Index (AQTI): Quantifying Air Pollution Impact on Disease Onset," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 2(1), January.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:2:y:2020:i:1:id:40143
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.1.143
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