Poor Children and Air Pollution Exposure: Time for Action

Séverine Deguen (1, 2) , Wahida Kihal-Talantikite (3)

1 CIC Bordeaux
2 BPH - Bordeaux population health
3 LIVE - Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement

Despite considerable improvements in terms of prevention, management, and regulation, air pollution remains a major public health issue worldwide. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about 99% of people breathe polluted air and/or live in places where air quality levels exceed the WHO recommended limits [1]. While the health risk related to air pollution is relatively low compared to other risk factors related to population behavior (such as alcohol or tobacco consumption, for instance), the number of people who can be affected is signifi cant. Therefore, according to the Lancet Commission report published in 2019, about 4.5 million deaths were related to ambient air pollution exposure.

Mots clés: Children; Air pollution and health; Public health; Environmental inequalities/injustices

Domaines: Environnement et Société

Séverine Deguen, Wahida Kihal-Talantikite. Poor Children and Air Pollution Exposure: Time for Action. Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences, 2022, 3 (12), pp.1500-1502. ⟨10.37871/jbres1624⟩. ⟨hal-03907503⟩