A new study suggests that pollution of all kinds kills about 9 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution from industrial processes and the expansion of cities accounted for about 75 percent of the deaths, researchers found. Air pollution also drove a 7 percent increase in all pollution-related deaths from 2015 to 2019. The study was a cooperative effort between environmental interest groups and scientists. It was based on examinations of worldwide death rates and pollution levels. The findings recently appeared in the publication Lancet Planetary Health.
Title: Study: Worldwide Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year
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