Unhealthy environment kills 12.6 million people every year: WHO study

Mongabay
By <a class="author-link"…Mar 15, 2016, 4:55 am212 pts
The environment you live in could be killing you. Nearly one in every four deaths can be attributed to polluted air or water, climate change, chemical exposures, or other environmental risks, according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO). Scientists estimate that in 2012, 12.6 million people…

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