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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. standard is set at 12 microgram per cubic meter of air (µg/m 3 ). The current US annual PM 2.5 µg/m 3 ).

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