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प्रदूषण पद

157 out of 252 countries

7.84 कण प्रदूषण (µg/m3)

0.28 WHO के दिशा निर्देश की पूर्ति किए जाने पर जीवन प्रत्याशा में लाभ

WHO के दिशा निर्देश: µg/m3

12 राष्ट्रीय मानक

United States के पास PM2.5 (µg/m3) के लिए कोई राष्ट्रीय मानक नहीं है

Since the Clean Air Act was enacted in 1970, particulate pollution (PM2.5) in the United States has declined by 64.9 percent—extending the life expectancy of an average American by 1.4 years.[1] The country’s average pollution has been in compliance with its national air quality standard (12 µg/m³) since 2001 (See figure 4). Despite this success, the latest scientific evidence on the impact of pollution at even the low levels that exist in much of the United States reveals that 96 percent of the population are living in areas with unsafe levels of pollution. While there is potential for further progress, the United States still has low levels of particulate pollution compared to many other parts of the world—making the health impacts from reducing particulate pollution small in comparison.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

  • Particulate pollution shortens the average American’s life expectancy by 3.6 months or a total of 99.2 million life years relative to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline of 5 µg/m3 was met.
  • In terms of threats to life expectancy, particulate pollution in the US ranks higher than diseases and illnesses like HIV/AIDS and child and maternal malnutrition.
  • The largest benefits from improved pollution in the United States are concentrated along the West Coast where more frequent wildfires have increased pollution in recent years. Residents of California’s Central Valley are now consistently exposed to average particulate pollution levels above both the WHO guideline and the nation’s own air quality standard of 12 µg/m³.
  • In 2021, 20 out of the top 30 most polluted counties in the United States were in the state of California. In Plumas County—the most polluted county in the country—residents would gain 2.1 years of life expectancy if the region met the WHO guideline.

संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका: क्लीन एयर अधिनियम (1970)

66% कम प्रदूषण के साथ, अमेरिकी लोग सबसे स्वस्थ, लम्बा जीवन जीते हैं।

66% कम प्रदूषण की वजह से, अमरीकी ज़्यादा स्वस्थ और लम्बी ज़िंदगी जी रहे है। सिर्फ़ कणीय प्रदूषण कम होने से, मुख्य रूप से क्लीन एर ऐक्ट को धन्यवाद, 1970 से औसतम अमरीकी की जीवन प्रत्याशा में 1.6 सालो की वृद्धि हुई है।

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The Index

The AQLI converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy. From this, the public and policymakers alike can determine the benefits of air pollution policies in perhaps the most important measure that exists: longer lives.

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Methodology

The AQLI estimates the relationship between air pollution and life expectancy, allowing users to view the gain in life expectancy they could experience if their community met World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, national standards or some other standard.

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