92% of the world's population exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution

ENN
Sep 29, 2016, 8:18 am20 pts
A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world's population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. Some 3 million deaths a year are linked to exposure to outdoor air pollution. Indoor air pollution can be just as deadly. In 2012, an estimated 6.5 million deaths (11.6% of all…

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