{"id":11496,"date":"2021-01-21T12:15:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/?post_type=factsheets&#038;p=11496"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:28:27","slug":"air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks","status":"publish","type":"risk-factors","link":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Air quality and lung health &#8211; the risks &#8211; infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":72096,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"conditions":[],"class_list":["post-11496","risk-factors","type-risk-factors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Air quality and lung health - the risks - infographic - European Lung Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Air quality and lung health - the risks - infographic - European Lung Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"European Lung Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/europeanlungfoundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-22T08:28:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"761\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"615\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EuropeanLung\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/\",\"name\":\"Air quality and lung health - the risks - infographic - European Lung Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-21T12:15:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-22T08:28:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png\",\"width\":761,\"height\":615},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Air quality and lung health &#8211; the risks &#8211; infographic\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/\",\"name\":\"European Lung Foundation\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"European Lung Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9945.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9945.jpg\",\"width\":766,\"height\":430,\"caption\":\"European Lung Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/europeanlungfoundation\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/EuropeanLung\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/european_lung\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/european-lung-foundation\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLd4kEScoQtBGhxVQAogNlQ\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Air quality and lung health - the risks - infographic - European Lung Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Air quality and lung health - the risks - infographic - European Lung Foundation","og_url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/","og_site_name":"European Lung Foundation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/europeanlungfoundation","article_modified_time":"2025-10-22T08:28:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":761,"height":615,"url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@EuropeanLung","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/","url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/","name":"Air quality and lung health - the risks - infographic - European Lung Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png","datePublished":"2021-01-21T12:15:50+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-22T08:28:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-quality-and-risks-image.png","width":761,"height":615},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/information-hub\/keeping-lungs-healthy\/air-quality-and-lung-health-the-risks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Air quality and lung health &#8211; the risks &#8211; infographic"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/","name":"European Lung Foundation","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#organization","name":"European Lung Foundation","url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9945.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9945.jpg","width":766,"height":430,"caption":"European Lung Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/europeanlungfoundation","https:\/\/x.com\/EuropeanLung","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/european_lung\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/european-lung-foundation\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLd4kEScoQtBGhxVQAogNlQ"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/risk-factors\/11496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/risk-factors"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/risk-factors"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11496"},{"taxonomy":"conditions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanlung.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conditions?post=11496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}