>>>      each year", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, October 5, 2006,
>>>      Link: http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/061005/x100522.html
>>>
>>>      The World Health Organization called on governments Thursday to
>>> improve
>>>      air quality in their cities, saying air pollution prematurely kills
>>> two
>>>      million people a year, with more than half the deaths in developing
>>>      countries.
>>>
>>>      Reducing pollution from particles that are too small to be filtered
>>> in
>>>      the nose and throat and settle in the lungs could save as many as
>>>      300,000 lives every year, according to a statement issued by the
>>> WHO's
>>>      regional office in Manila.
>>>
>>>      Reducing levels of those extremely small particles - caused
>>> primarily
>>>      by the burning of fossil and other types of fuel - could cut the
>>> deaths
>>>      from air pollution by about 15 per cent, said Maria Neira, the WHO
>>>      director for public health and the environment.
>>>
>>>      It also could cut the global burden of disease from respiratory
>>>      infections, heart disease and lung cancer, she said.
>>>
>>>      Particulate matter pollution is considered the biggest health risk.
>>> But
>>>      the WHO Air Quality Guidelines also recommended lowering the daily
>>>      allowed limits for ozone.
>>>
>>>      That represents a challenge especially for developing countries
>>> with
>>>      numerous sunny days when ozone concentrations reach the highest
>>> levels,
>>>      causing respiratory problems and asthma attacks, WHO said. The
>>>      guidelines also cut the sulfur dioxide limits.
>>>
>>>      Many countries around the world do not have regulations for air
>>>      pollution, which makes control virtually impossible.
>>>
>>>      WHO said the new guidelines, which were established after worldwide
>>>      consultation with more than 80 leading scientists, provide the
>>> basis
>>>      for all countries to build their own air quality standards and
>>> policies
>>>      supporting health.