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Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn

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Guardian (International Edition)

Publication Date
2022-05-18

Pollution is killing 9 million people a year, a review has found, making it responsible for one in six of all deaths. Toxic air and contaminated water and soil “is an existential threat to human health and planetary health, and jeopardises the sustainability of modern societies”, the review concluded.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/17/pollution-responsible-one-in-six-deaths-across-planet