Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide

Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 19:40 in Earth & Climate

Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room (ER) for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or fine particulate matter -- pollutants that can enter the lung's deep airways, according to a new study.

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