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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in particulate matter air pollution. Read the full description.
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in particulate matter air pollution. Too small to be filtered out by the nose or mouth, these tiny pieces of soot lodged in people's lungs. But no one knew how they caused sudden death. Until now...
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in particulate matter air pollution. Too small to be filtered out by the nose or mouth, these tiny pieces of soot lodged in people's lungs. But no one knew how they caused sudden death. Until now...
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