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Indoor air a major cause of heart disease deaths in low income countries

Each year over 17 million people die due to cardiovascular diseases. Behavioural risk factors such as smoking and a poor diet are known to increase the risk of dying from CVD but air pollution is not considered such a risk because of uncertainty as to how exposure to air pollution can be modified.

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US air quality to deteriorate over next decades as wildfires burn and temperatures rise

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Doctors call for air quality monitoring trial around urban Scottish schools

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US Environmental Protection Agency finailses tougher standards for PM2.5

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Active travel in England suffering from chronic underfunding, says report

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Report says Scotland needs to tighten air quality standards

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Major research begins into ‘non-ideal’ operation of wood burners

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The toll of extreme air pollution events in Australian cities

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Doctors call for air quality monitoring trial around urban Scottish schools

Last year, The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh recommended that air quality monitors should be placed at all Scottish city primary schools for a period of at least one year, followed by a similar monitoring of all urban secondary schools.