Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution linked with premature death among U.S. seniors

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Dec 28, 2017, 11:12 am57 pts
Short-term exposures to fine particulate air pollution and ozone—even at levels well below current national safety standards—were linked to higher risk of premature death among the elderly in the U.S. according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.The risk was even higher among…

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