Tag: air pollution
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The most polluted cities in the world: they live among the smog
Within the unfortunate list of the most polluted cities in the world are, for the most part, regions of Asia and Africa. However, in the ‘top’ 10 there is a Latin American city that raises concerns. Who develops the list of the most polluted cities? The ranking is delivered day by day by IQAir, a…
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A study confirms that air pollution shortens the average human life…and reveals the number of years
The authors of the Air Quality Index report, issued by the Energy Policy Institute at the American University of Chicago, indicated that “the final reduction of global air pollution, in response to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, would add 2.2 years to life expectancy,” according to what she said. France Press agency. Bringing…
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They attribute 9 million deaths a year in the world to pollution
Washington. New research blames pollution in all its forms for the deaths of 9 million people a year worldwide, and the death toll from air pollution from cars, trucks and industries has risen 55 percent since 2000. This increase is offset by a decrease in the number of deaths caused by sources such as rudimentary…
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An alarming study: This is what the ‘hustle of the city’ is doing to us
Researchers at the American Robert Wood Johnson Medical College in New Jersey concluded that living in a noisy neighborhood may not only cost you a lack of sleep, but also increase the odds of having a heart attack. 1 in 20 heart attacks in New Jersey were related to noise from highways, trains and air…