Published February 1998 | Version v1
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Pollution and health: a verdict without appeal

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The new inquiry of ERPURS ( evaluation of urban pollution risks on health) has definitively established that there are obvious connections between urban pollution and health. Sur mortality, hospitalizations, stoppage of work are particularly observed when the air pollution indicators on diesel particulates, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxides increase. (N.C.)

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Original title (French)
Pollution et sante: un verdict sans appel

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Sciences et Avenir
Journal Issue
no.612
Journal Page Range
p. 25
ISSN
0036-8636
CODEN
SCAVA5

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
30003333
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; CHILDREN; DEATH; DIESEL ENGINES; HOSPITALS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; SMOKES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VEHICLES
Descriptors DEC
AEROSOLS; AGE GROUPS; BUILDINGS; CHALCOGENIDES; COLLOIDS; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; ENGINES; FUELS; HEAT ENGINES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; POLLUTION; RESIDUES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; SOLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR OXIDES