Articoli scientifici - 06/10/2026
“Outdoor Air and Health Atlas” project: Explorative web review and quality assessment of web open data Atlases of air pollution effects on health
Progetto PNC “Atlante Aria e Salute”: revisione web esplorativa e valutazione della qualità degli atlanti open access disponibili sul web sugli effetti dell’inquinamento atmosferico sulla salute
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 2.4 million people die from causes associated with air pollution every year.1,2 This number makes air pollution the most important environmental risk factor for mortality and morbidity. Air pollution shortens life expectancy, affecting different organs in the body, and its effect has been assessed and quantified in terms of overall mortality, and for specific causes, such as respiratory and cardiovascular mortality, as well as for lun…