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2021 Update to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs)
Continue readingThe 2021 update to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) is the culmination of years of intensive research and deliberations with experts across the globe, including 6 staff from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London. Francesco Forastiere and Michał Krzyżanowski (members of the guidelines development group) and Dimitris […]
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Air pollution linked to greater risk of Covid-19 hospital admission – study
Continue reading“Exposure to air pollution linked to greater risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation, report finds” Independent – “A person’s previous exposure to air pollution may mean they are more likely to need hospital treatment if they catch Covid-19, a new report has found. Researchers from Imperial College London have found a link between people’s exposure to polluted […]
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COVID-19 sampling study finds no trace of virus at major rail stations
Continue readingA study sampling the environment at four major railway stations in England has found no traces of the virus which causes COVID-19.