https://www.futurity.org/air-pollution-deaths-mortality-2826852/
"The annual global death toll from long-term exposure to fine particulate
outdoor air pollution may be significantly higher than previously thought,
according to a new study.
That’s because mortality risk was increased even at very low levels of fine
particulate outdoor air pollution, ones which had not previously been
recognized as being potentially deadly. These microscopic toxins cause a range
of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancers.
The World Health Organization’s most recent estimates (2016) are that over 4.2
million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine
particulate outdoor air pollution (often referred to as PM2.5).
“We found that outdoor PM2.5 may be responsible for as many as 1.5 million
additional deaths around the globe each year because of effects at very-low
concentrations that were not previously appreciated,” says Scott Weichenthal,
an associate professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics, and
occupational health at McGill University and the lead author of the paper in
Science Advances.
To arrive at this conclusion, the researchers combined health and mortality
data for seven million Canadians gathered over a 25-year period with
information about the levels of outdoor PM2.5 concentrations across the
country."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
