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Study Suggests Air Pollution Kills 8.8 Million People Annually

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According to a report by UPI, on Tuesday, a new study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that air pollution is shortening lives, as 8.8 million people per year die of heart attacks and strokes. Thomas Münzel, a researcher at Johannes Gutenberg University and study author, in a news release, "The number of deaths from cardiovascular disease that can be attributed to air pollution is much higher than expected.

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