We all have to breathe to live. But the air we breathe is polluted both outdoors and indoors. Each year, this pollution costs 7 million lives across the globe – and a lot of suffering. 1 in 8 deaths is due to air pollution. This course will provide you with an introduction to the most recent research in the field of health effects of air pollution as well as a broader understanding of sources and spread of air pollution and what we should do about it.
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Air Pollution – a Global Threat to our Health
University of CopenhagenAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
The air we breathe
Outdoor air pollution
Indoor air pollution
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TOP REVIEWS FROM AIR POLLUTION – A GLOBAL THREAT TO OUR HEALTH
The course was short and to the point. I have learned a lot about different types of air pollutions, their causes, their effects and how I can play my part to reduce it.
Excellent short course. I really enjoyed this and found the mixture of video, reading and quizes just right to keep me engaged and interested in the subject.
An excellent course about Air Pollution. Gained a lots of knowledge and ideas about pollutants, diseases and various factors of air pollution. This course also gives us awareness about air pollution
very important to learn this course. with this we can learn the main sources of air pollution and how the people are effected and how the pollution to be reduced.
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