Study Finds Air Pollution Control Led to Fall in Death Rates Due to Respiratory Problems

Researchers at Duke University have found that the implementation of national and state air pollution control during the early 1990s led to a fall in the number of deaths caused by emphysema, asthma and pneumonia in North Carolina. Using mortality trends from state public health data, along with monthly measurements from air-monitoring stations across North Carolina from 1993-2010, the researchers were able to draw a close association between improved air quality ...

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