Air Pollution Has Long-Lasting Effects on Health Across Kazakhstan

When one thinks of air pollution in Kazakhstan, the image that pops to mind is the thick layer of smog that engulfs Almaty for about six months every year. In a recent academic article written for the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, researchers from Al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University showed that air pollution is a problem that extends beyond Almaty and could cause long-lasting respiratory effects on the population.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...