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"To put this into perspective, this means that air pollution causes more extra deaths a year than tobacco smoking, which the World Health Organization estimates was responsible for an extra 7.2 ...
Dangerous air: air pollution caused by smog, like here in Mumbai, India, causes fatal diseases. In 2015, for example, more than 4.5 million people died prematurely as a result of particulate ...
The ruling by the Southwark Coroner’s Court, issued December 16, officially concluded that air pollution was a cause of death for the girl, 9, who had lived near South Circular Road in London.
Jan. 5 (UPI) --Exposure to unhealthy levels of air pollution causes 1.8 million deaths in cities worldwide each year, two studies published Wednesday by The Lancet Planetary Health estimated.
Of the 7 million deaths, the WHO report notes that more than half (4.3 million) were caused by indoor air pollution, largely due to households using wood, coal, or biomass stoves.
The evidence is clear: Air pollution exposure is lethal and causes death across the world. That should be important to all of us. This article was originally published on The Conversation .
An estimated 7 million people died due to air pollution globally in 2012, with more than half of the deaths linked to indoor smoke from cook stoves, according to a report by the World Health ...
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Indoor Air Pollution Causes Millions of Deaths Each Year - MSNSimilarly, improving indoor air quality can reduce illnesses and deaths. However, unlike outdoor air pollution, no federal laws currently address polluted indoor air, highlighting the need for a ...
H.B. 109 is sponsored by Rep. Stephen Handy, R-Layton and will allow air pollution to be listed as a deceased person’s cause of death by medical professionals.
WHO: Air Pollution Causes 7 Million Deaths Each Year. Published May 12, 2016 at 9:10 AM EDT Updated Jun 12, 2016 at 4:15 PM EDT. A haze of air pollution hangs over the London skyline, May 5.
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