Simon Upton, OECD’s environment secretary said: “The number of lives cut short by air pollution is already terrible and the potential rise in the next few decades is terrifying.”But air pollution will not only affect the health of people but crop yields as well. WHO states: “More than 80 per cent of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits. This report also warns that more work days will be lost due to sicknesses caused by outdoor air pollution. Wednesday LifeBy Jeckonia Otieno | Wednesday, Jul 6th 2016 at 08:55urban air pollutionIncreasing outdoor air pollution may lead to nine million premature deaths worldwide, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned. In a report released last month, OECD warns that air pollution could also lead to an annual economic cost of about $2.6 trillion by 2060.

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2016 06:09 UTC