http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2013/07/north-china-lives-cut-5-years-by-coal-burning-study-shows/ from the WASHplus Project Sat, 19 Sep 2015 07:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.4 http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2013/07/north-china-lives-cut-5-years-by-coal-burning-study-shows/#comment-55470 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:13:56 +0000 http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/?p=3640#comment-55470 […] They found that air pollution, as measured by total suspended particulates, was about 55 percent higher north of the river than south of it. Long-term exposure to every additional 100 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter cuts life expectancy at birth by three years, the study showed. Indoor air pollution from solid fuel use and urban outdoor air pollution are estimated to be responsible for 3.1 million premature deaths globally every year, according to the World Health Organization. Public Discontent Air quality in Beijing reached hazardous levels for 20 days in January this year, according to U.S. This artice was first published here >> North China Lives Cut 5 Years by Coal Burning, Study Shows — Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) Updates […]

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