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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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The researchers used exposure data from a model that simulates atmospheric chemical processes and the way they interact with land, sea and chemicals emitted from natural and man-made sources such as energy generation, industry, traffic and agriculture. They focused particularly on PM 2.5

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Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders

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The largest sources of air pollution are not industry and transport but small domestic fires and agriculture. In the EU exposure to fine particles and ozone claims 180,000 lives a year, including 35,000 in Germany. Other major sources are fossil-fuel fired power plants, industry, biomass combustion and motor vehicles.

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