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Air quality

The quality of the air we breathe, both indoors and out, plays a major role in our overall lung health. 

Outdoor air quality

Air pollution is a major public health concern. More than 7 million people around the world die each year from air pollution. Air pollution can occur anywhere. Some of the most common sources of outdoor air pollution include motor vehicles, fires and industrial facilities.

Pollutants of major public health concern include particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Both outdoor and indoor air pollution cause respiratory and other diseases, which can be fatal.

Outdoor air quality

Climate change and lung health

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Outdoor air quality

Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP)

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Outdoor air quality

Diesel emissions and electric school buses

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Outdoor air quality

Forest fires and lung health

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Outdoor air quality

10 things you can do to protect your lungs from wildfire smoke

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Outdoor air quality

Protecting your lungs on hot and humid days

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Outdoor air quality

Smog and lung health

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Indoor air quality

On average, Canadians spend 90 percent of their time indoors. For this reason, our indoor air quality is an important health concern.

Everyone's health can be affected by indoor air quality problems. People with asthma, allergies or lung disease can be greatly affected by poor indoor air quality. Poor indoor air quality can affect development in children and has been linked to lung disease later in life.

Indoor air quality

Radon

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Indoor air quality

Lungs Matter radon mitigation grant

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Indoor air quality

Your healthy home tour

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