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Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

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In addition to ozone and particulate matter, the other pollutants are lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. New York City (Jersey City-White Plains), NY-NJ: 282 lives saved, 977 fewer morbidities and 818,666 fewer impacted days. Cromar, Laura A. Gladson, Lars D. 201602-103AR.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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Examples include the use of Facebook's data around the 2016 U.S. Examples include public transport infrastructure—say, the subways of New York City—and retail and office space. One example where this strategy has been successfully employed is the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer.

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