“We consider this to be the most important environmental carcinogen, more so than passive smoking.”
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised agency of the World Health Organisation, on Thursday announced that it had classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans. This is the first time that experts have done so and claimed there is sufficient evidence to prove it.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/outdoor-pollution-carcinogenic-who
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aarti-dhar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-cancer
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
