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Air pollution
- Introduction
- Major air pollutants
- Important air pollution episodes in history
- Research on the link between air pollution and health
- Studies of short-term effects of air pollution on health
- Studies of long-term effects of air pollution on health
- Experimental studies
- Air pollution in Hong Kong
- An evolving public health problem
- Local research on air pollution and health
- Public perception and awareness of air pollution
- Government efforts in air pollution control
- Lessons from other cities
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
Abstract
Clean air has become a major public health issue as levels of pollution in many Asian cities climb to unacceptable levels. Hong Kong will be used as a case study to analyse the contributors to air pollution, the harm it poses to health, the possibilities for control and the need for political will.
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