China also suffers from indoor air pollution
Monday, October 13, 2008 - 02:14
in Earth & Climate
Because of stoves and smoking, the air inside lower-class homes is up to 10 times worse than the gloom outside, researchers say. China is already home to 16 of the planet's 20 most heavily polluted cities -- a noxious consequence of its double-digit economic growth. Now researchers have worse news for the nation's beleaguered lower classes: The air inside their homes is up to 10 times worse than the prevailing gloom outside.