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Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution Linked with Heart Disease, Lung Cancer
2013-09-07 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers have found that long-time exposure to ozone, a greenhouse gas prevalent in urban areas, can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and colleagues who also found a strong association between nitrogen dioxide and an increased risk of death from lung cancer. This isn't the first study to link health complications withrising levels of air pollution; a related study had found that annually two million...
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