Harvard SPH large-scale study links PM2.5 levels below EPA standards with higher death rates

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By mmillikinJun 5, 2015, 10:13 am89 pts
A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. It is the first study to examine the effect of soot particles in the air in the…

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