2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinJan 24, 2018, 5:00 am225 pts
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM2.5 average exposure, and PM2.5 exceedance of WHO thresholds. Recent research cited by the EPI suggests…

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