EPHA: Coronavirus threat greater for polluted cities; clean air returning to cities in lockdown
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2020
A 2003 study on victims of the coronavirus SARS found that patients in regions with moderate air pollution levels were 84% more likely to die than those in regions with low air pollution. Particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and ground-level ozone (O 3 ) cause the most harm and lead to about 400,000 early deaths annually.
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