Air pollution likely cause of up to 6m premature births, study finds
by Sofia Quaglia from Science | The Guardian on (#5Q3GF)
Global analysis of indoor and outdoor pollution also finds link to low birth weight
Air pollution is likely to have been responsible for up to 6 million premature births and 3 million underweight babies worldwide every year, research shows.
The analysis, which combines the results of multiple scientific studies, is the first to calculate the total global burden of outdoor and indoor air pollution combined.
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