WHO, 99% of the inhabitants of the Earth breathe polluted air

(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 04 - 99% of the inhabitants of the Terrares breathe air containing too many pollutants.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said so, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year.

Just four years ago, WHO found that over 90% of the world's population was affected by the phenomenon.

    The new data - from a study involving over 6,000 cities in 117 countries - reveal that the problem is very acute in the poorest countries.

    "After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have seven million deaths from air pollution," said Maria Neira, head of WHO's public health and environment department.

    The United Nations Agency stressed the importance of quickly curbing the use of fossil fuels and, in this sense, the director of the organization, Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus, stressed the importance of moving faster towards the transition, also due to energy increases. .

    The new WHO report also provides data on PM10, PM2.5 concentrations and, for the first time, also ground measurements of annual average nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations.

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