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NTU-study: ‘Air pollution accounts for 135 million deaths in 40 years’

According to Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), air pollution can be linked to about 135 million premature deaths between 1980 and 2020. This is according to a study published in the journal Environment International. These deaths would be caused by airborne PM2.5, particulate matter from vehicles, industrial emissions, and natural sources such as fires or dust storms. According to the study, meteorological phenomena such as El Niño contributed to a 14% increase in deaths from diseases such as strokes, heart and lung diseases, and cancer because they can exacerbate the effects of pollutants by increasing their concentration in the air. Continue reading at newmobility.news.

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