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  2. List of most-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration

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    This list contains the top 500 cities by PM2.5 annual mean concentration measurement as documented by the World Health Organization covering the period from 2010 to 2022. The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries.

  3. Air pollution in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    South Korea has the worst air quality of the 35 richest countries in the world that are part of the OECD. Without the pollution coming from China, South Korea would be below the OECD average. [ 1 ] According to the 2019 World Air Quality Report AirVisual, South Korea’s annual average ultrafine dust concentration in 2018 was 24.9µg/m³, which ...

  4. Air quality index - Wikipedia

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    An individual score (Individual Air Quality Index, IAQI) is calculated using breakpoint concentrations below, and using same piecewise linear function to calculate intermediate values as the US AQI scale. and The final AQI value can be calculated either per hour or per 24 hours and is the max of these six scores.

  5. The Link Between Air Pollution And Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk

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    In short, yes, air pollution can increase risks of developing or irritating symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to multiple studies. A study by the Washington University School of Medicine and ...

  6. USC study finds connection between pollution and decreased ...

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    A recent study by the University of Southern California revealed that exposure to air pollution can harm children's learning and memory, the LA Post reports. Ammonium nitrate, a specific component ...

  7. Dongducheon - Wikipedia

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    Dongducheon (Korean: 동두천; Korean pronunciation: [ˈto̞ŋ.du.tɕʰʌ̹n]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the division command is at Uijeongbu.

  8. List of countries by air pollution - Wikipedia

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    All data are valid for the year 2022 and are taken from the Air Quality Life Index (ACLI) of the University of Chicago.In addition to particulate matter pollution, the modeled potential loss of life expectancy of the population due to particulate matter pollution is given.

  9. Air pollution measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Air Quality Egg is an example of a low-cost, personal air pollution sensor. At one end of the scale, there are small, inexpensive portable (and sometimes wearable), Internet-connected air pollution sensors, such as the Air Quality Egg and PurpleAir. [ 9 ]