Heat waves raise risk of death in heart patients by up to 15 percent read more
Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future
On desert dust and exhaust fumes: New WHO Air Quality Newsletter
More than 90% of urban populations in the European WHO region are exposed to air with pollution concentrations that are sometimes well above the WHO air quality guideline values. Find out about the origin of these pollutants in the latest edition of the newsletter published by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control located at UBA. read more
How to raise healthier children: new guide
Children nowadays spend most of their time indoors. This is why it is all the more important that indoor air quality be good read more
Mould
Mould is a fungus which develops typical mushroom threads and spores. Mould needs lots of moisture to grow. read more
UMID 2/2013: Civic participation
Citizens want to be consulted when it comes to take important decisions. A special issue of the quarterly UMID magazine deals with the subject of civic participation and how it can be realised in the fields of environment and health. read more
