Pages: 127-129
Author: Ferenc Kudász
The quality of outdoor air has been a growing concern since the industrial revolution. News on smog alerts are common and certain rapidly developing industrial economies are affected the most. Reports confirm that many life years are lost due to polluted air (WHO). However, besides these chronic effects the pollution can affect sensitive persons acutely. If such a person is bound to the polluted area due to his/her work the issue will stretch beyond environmental and epidemiological concerns, and it becomes a work-related case.