Even Slight Increases in Ambient Carbon Monoxide Could Increase Mortality
Written by AZoCleantechApr 9 2021
A new study gathered data from 337 cities from 18 countries, which indicates that even a minor increase in the ambient levels of carbon monoxide emitted from automobiles and other sources are linked to increased mortality.
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Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Kai Chen from the Yale School of Public Health, a group of scientists examined data, which includes 40 million deaths in total from 1979 to 2016, and processed it using a statistical model.
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For Immediate Release, March 5, 2021
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