摘要:Air pollution is a major global environmental health threat that causes a range of adverse health effects, even at the lowest observable concentrations. 1 Every year millions of people die prematurely around the world and many more get ill because of air pollution. The health effects of air pollution include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancer, effects on the brain, and birth outcomes. 2 Due to its capacity to penetrate the bloodstream and cause inflammation, air pollution has the potential to damage almost every organ and system in the body.