Study of 60M US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinJun 29, 2017, 6:00 am158 pts
A new study of 60 million Americans—about 97% of people age 65 and older in the United States—finds that long-term exposure to airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone increases the risk of premature death, even when that exposure is at levels below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards…

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