WHO - Health effects of black carbon [2012]
Description:
Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution and toxicological studies suggest that black carbon may operate as a universal carrier of a wide variety of chemicals of varying toxicity to the human body. The report presents the results of a systematic review of evidence of the health effects of black carbon in ambient air and includes (i) methodology of measuring black carbon; (ii) exposure assessments; (iii) effects of exposure in epidemiological studies; and (iv) toxicity.
Why this Tool/Guidance?
Information provided is useful to support environmental health professionals concerned with assessing and reducing the health effects of air pollution, as well as to those who use scientific evidence in support of climate change mitigation policies.
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