title: Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality and Public Health in Urban Areas.
abstract: This review discusses how climate undergo changes and the effect of climate change on air quality as well as public health. It also covers the inter relationship between climate and air quality. The air quality discussed here are in relation to the 5 criteria pollutants; ozone (O3), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM). Urban air pollution is the main concern due to higher anthropogenic activities in urban areas. The implications on health are also discussed. Mitigating measures are presented with the final conclusion.
authors.affiliation: National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Noor Artika
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia zailina@medic.upm.edu.my.
authors.forename: Zailina
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hashim
authors.affiliation: National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Jamal Hisham
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hashim
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D057231:Climate Change; D006801:Humans; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D010126:Ozone / Q000032:analysis; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010126:Ozone; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide
keywords: air pollutants; climate change; health effects; urban air pollution