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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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The researchers also found that the overall risk of pollution-related diabetes is tilted more toward lower-income countries such as India that lack the resources for environmental mitigation systems and clean-air policies. 2018) “The 2016 global and national burden of diabetes mellitus attributable to PM 2.5 In the US, the EPA’s PM 2.5

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. Low scores on the EPI are indicative of the need for national sustainability efforts on a number of fronts, especially cleaning up air quality, protecting biodiversity, and reducing GHG emissions, said the researchers.

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