Mitigation of air pollution by greenness: A narrative review

Air pollution represents one of the world's most important environmental health risks, being associated with an increased rate of multiple diseases (mainly cardiopulmonary) and of premature deaths. A number of actions have been suggested and implemented to mitigate the deleterious health effect...

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Published in:European journal of internal medicine 2018-09, Vol.55, p.1-5
Main Authors: Franchini, Massimo, Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air pollution
Air Pollution - analysis
Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality
Environment
Greenness
Health
Humans
Indoor
Neoplasms - mortality
Outdoor
Particulate Matter - analysis
Plants
Public Health
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Summary:Air pollution represents one of the world's most important environmental health risks, being associated with an increased rate of multiple diseases (mainly cardiopulmonary) and of premature deaths. A number of actions have been suggested and implemented to mitigate the deleterious health effects of air pollution. Accordingly, recent research has attempted to estimate the beneficial effect of exposure to greenness on human health. In this narrative review, we summarize and review the current literature on the favourable association between greenness and human health in both the outdoor and indoor environments. The potential mechanisms underlying this benefit will be also addressed. •Air pollution is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.•Greenness has a beneficial effect to mitigate pollutants in the air.•More efforts are needed to improve greenness in developing and developed countries.
ISSN:0953-6205
1879-0828
DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2018.06.021