We all have to breathe to live. But the air we breathe is polluted both outdoors and indoors. Each year, this pollution costs 7 million lives across the globe – and a lot of suffering. 1 in 8 deaths is due to air pollution. This course will provide you with an introduction to the most recent research in the field of health effects of air pollution as well as a broader understanding of sources and spread of air pollution and what we should do about it.
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Air Pollution – a Global Threat to our Health
University of CopenhagenAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
The air we breathe
Outdoor air pollution
Indoor air pollution
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TOP REVIEWS FROM AIR POLLUTION – A GLOBAL THREAT TO OUR HEALTH
Informative lesson that describes health effects of poor indoor air quality and provides items to consider to improve your own indoor spaces to promote health.
IT'S very usefull course about air pollution...............................................................................................................
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The course was short and to the point. I have learned a lot about different types of air pollutions, their causes, their effects and how I can play my part to reduce it.
very important to learn this course. with this we can learn the main sources of air pollution and how the people are effected and how the pollution to be reduced.
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