Tighter air pollution standards may save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 23:02 in Earth & Climate

Reducing outdoor concentrations of two air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter to levels below those set by the US Environmental Protection Agency would likely save thousands of lives each year, result in far fewer serious illnesses and dramatically reduce missed days of school and work, according to a new analysis.

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