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Abstract
Air pollution generated in urban areas is a global public health burden since half of the world’s population live in either cities, megacities or periurban areas. Its direct effects include initiating and exacerbating disease, with indirect effects on health mediated via climate change putting the basic needs of water, air and food at risk.
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Contributors All authors contributed equally to this review article.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.