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Air contamination deteriorates during winter at airports

Every year, nearly 7 million people die as a result of air pollution around the world. Airports, according to McGill University experts, are hotspots for airborne contaminants that are harmful to human health and the climate. Researchers looked examined air pollution at three major...

Living in more polluted areas increases risk for poor mental wellbeing

People in the UK who live in more polluted areas are at a higher risk of poor mental wellbeing. This is according to new research led by the University of St Andrews. The study examined four types of air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide...

Air pollution killed 1.8 million people globally in 2019

A new study has found out that 86% of people living in cities in the world are exposed to fine particulate matter. Citizens are exposed to particle matter at levels that exceed the World Health Organization's 2005 guidelines. The urban air pollution caused 1.8 million deaths...

Scientists estimated deaths globally from air pollution in 2019

Scientists have published a research paper in The Lancet Planetary Health and highlighted the scale of potentially life-threatening air pollution in urban areas. The research team has said that approximately 86% of people living in urban areas in the world are exposed to unhealthy particulate...