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Air pollution below EPA standards linked with higher death rate
2015-06-04 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. It is the first study to examine the effect of soot particles in the air in the entire population of a region, including rural areas. The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set...
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