Krzyzanowski M., Kuna-Dibbert B., Schneider J. Health Effects of Transport-Related Air Pollution

World Health Organization 2005. — XVI, 190 p. — ISBN: 92-890-1373-7.While transport is a vital part of modern life, policy-makers in the WHO European Region face the difficult challenge of reducing the related risks to health and the environment and meeting countries' requirements for effective transport systems. Diseases related to the air pollution caused by road transport affect tens of thousands of people in the Region each year. Policies for more effective action need to be based on a better understanding of the role of various pollutants in harming health and the determinants of exposure.