阐明2000-2019年期间印度农村地区不断变化的颗粒物污染和相关的健康影响

Mansi Pathak1, Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath1

  • 1CORAL, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India.

概括

印度农村地区的颗粒物 (PM2.5) 污染正在增加,对健康构成重大风险. 这项研究揭示了高PM2.5水平,特别是在印度-河流平原,导致心肺死亡率增加和肺癌死亡.

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