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On average worldwide, air pollution shaves a year off of human life expectancy, scientists report August 22 in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. In more polluted regions of Asia and Africa, lives are shortened by 1.5 to two years on average.
The study, using 2016 country data from the Global Burden of Disease project, is the first major look at country-specific mortality impacts of fine particulate matter — bits of pollution, known as PM2.5, that are smaller than 2.5 micrometers, or 30 times smaller than the width of an average human hair. And it's the first to present those impacts in terms of life expectancy, rather than death or disease rates (SN: 11/25/17, p. 5). The approach is aimed at making the risk more relatable, says Joshua Apte, an environmental scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/air-pollution-shaving-year-our-average-life-expectancy
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 24 2018, @04:47PM (3 children)
I can't disagree with you - but, how many "good ways" are there to die? Few of us are likely to die in battle, thus earning the Valkyrie's attention, and a free trip to Valhalla.
(Score: 3, Touché) by bob_super on Friday August 24 2018, @04:57PM (1 child)
Some people [wikipedia.org] find better ways than others.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 24 2018, @05:20PM
*sigh*
My wife won't allow me to keep a 30 year old mistress.
(Score: 3, Touché) by suburbanitemediocrity on Friday August 24 2018, @05:09PM
Snu-snu?