Air pollution as a cause of morbidity and mortality of the urban population

The reflections presented in this text relate to the damage to public health due to emissions of air pollutants in urban-industrial areas and the urgent need to review the indices used as benchmarks that air quality in Brazil. The text begins with a brief history of episodes of air pollution more ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inês Moresco Danni-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2008-06-01
Series:Revista Raega: O Espaço Geográfico em Análise
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Online Access:http://revistas.ufpr.br/raega/article/view/14249