The contribution of outdoor air pollution sources to premature mortality on a global scale

J. Lelieveld (), J. S. Evans, M. Fnais, D. Giannadaki and A. Pozzer
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J. Lelieveld: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
J. S. Evans: Harvard School of Public Health
M. Fnais: King Saud University, College of Science
D. Giannadaki: The Cyprus Institute, Energy, Environment and Water Research Center
A. Pozzer: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Nature, 2015, vol. 525, issue 7569, 367-371

Abstract: Investigation of premature mortality by seven emission sources of atmospheric pollutants shows that outdoor air pollution, mostly by fine particulate matter, leads to more than three million premature deaths per year worldwide, which could double by 2050.

Date: 2015
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