Estudo de modelo sugere que 1,8 milhão de mortes em excesso podem ser atribuíveis a poluição do ar nas cidades em 2019.

Comunicado de imprensa: The Lancet Planetary Health: 1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests

Estudo original: Global urban temporal trends in fine particulate matter (PM2·5) and attributable health burdens: estimates from global datasets – The Lancet Planetary Health

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Internalising health-economic impacts of air pollution into climate policy: a global modelling study – The Lancet Planetary Health

Long-term trends in urban NO2 concentrations and associated paediatric asthma incidence: estimates from global datasets – The Lancet Planetary Health

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NEW—Approx. 86% of people living in urban areas exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels, leading to 1.8 million excess deaths in 2019: modelling study in @TheLancetPlanet. #AirPollutionhttps://t.co/kw34ANZ4ph

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