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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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concentrations and associated mortality trends in more than 13,000 cities globally between 2000-2019. attributable mortality rates between 2000 and 2019 for the top 250 most populated urban areas based on 2019 WorldPop estimates. (A) concentration between 2000-2019. In both 2000 and 2019, 1.2 This new study examines PM 2.5

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