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Air Pollution Highest in World’s Poorest Cities

  • December 9, 2017 at 12:27 PM
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In this article it discusses the problems of air pollution. "From 2008 to 2013, the WHO compared air quality readings from 795 cities in 67 countries for levels of small and fine particulate matter, which includes sulfates, nitrates, and black carbon. These pollutants penetrate deep within the lungs and the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases such as asthma". Air pollution is ignored and not noticed in poorer areas. Poorer communities  suffer more health problems from air pollution.






https://jamanetwork-com.hmlproxy.lib.csufresno.edu/journals/jama/fullarticle/2533515
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