Fine-particle air pollution has decreased across the US, but poor and minority communities are still the most polluted
Friday, July 31, 2020 - 07:31
in Health & Medicine
Air pollution contributes to as many as 9 million premature deaths worldwide each year—twice as many as war, other violence, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Fine particulate matter air pollution is especially dangerous: Microscopic particles readily enter the lungs, bloodstream and brain, with health effects that include infant death, reduced life expectancy for adults, cancer, lung disease and heart disease.