Longest-running study to date analyses long-term mortality risks of Britons exposed to historic particulate pollutionAir pollution raises the risk of death for many decades after exposure,according to the longest-running study to date.
The analysis of 368000 British people over 38 years also showed that those living in the most polluted places fill a 14% higher risk of dying than those in the least polluted areas. Those exposed to particulate air pollution were more likely to die from respiratory problems, like pneumonia, and emphysema and bronchitis,and also from cardiovascular problems, like heart attacks.
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Source: theguardian.com