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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10777
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

Fine particles, WHO study confirms urgent need to act

Brussels, 01/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - The long-term exposure of the population to the finest particles suspended in the air (PM2.5) can trigger atherosclerosis, adverse birth outcomes and childhood respiratory diseases, according to a new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO), published on 31 January. This study, which was carried out in the framework of the project REVIHAAP, and entitled “Review of Evidence on Health Aspects of Air Pollution”, also suggests that there could be a...

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