ApocaDocs: Air Pollution Travels, Kills Thousands Annually

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Posted Sat Aug 15 2009: from Discovery News:


	Air Pollution Travels, Kills Thousands Annually http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1250347638 Unseen and odorless, microscopic particles of air pollution wafting overseas and across continents kill some 380,000 people each year, according to a new study. Exhaust from diesel engines, sulfur from coal-fired power plants, and desert dust swirl into an insidious cocktail of of tiny particles that can spend weeks airborne. The most harmful are the smallest, less than 2.5 microns in diameter; when inhaled they can irritate the lungs or pass directly into the bloodstream and damage arteries.

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