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April 18, 2018 12:03 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/uhHOGauIodU/more-than-95-of-worlds-population-breathing-unhealthy-air-says-new-report
More Than 95% of World's Population Breathing Unhealthy Air, Says New Report
More than 95% of the world's population is breathing unhealthy air and the poorest nations are the hardest hit, a new report has found. From the report: According to the annual State of Global Air Report, published Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to an estimated 6.1 million deaths across the globe in 2016. The report says exposure to air pollution led to strokes, heart attacks, lung cancer and chronic lung disease, causing many of those premature deaths. It also says that air pollution is the fourth-highest cause of death among all health risks globally, coming in below high blood pressure, diet and smoking.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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