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Added: 2006-05-12 12:56
Modified: 2006-05-29 9:58
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| 4-Urban Air Pollution — Not a Breath of Fresh Air |
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Urban traffic, Thailand
CIDA Photo: Roger Lemoyne
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- Between 1994 and 1996, China reported at least 3 million deaths from urban air pollution.
- It is estimated that up to one in five lung cancer cases in the United States is due to vehicle emissions.
- Approximately 2 million children under five die each year from acute respiratory infections, which are aggravated by air pollution.
- The global health costs of air pollution are estimated at US $1 billion. In developed countries air pollution costs are close to 2% of GDP; in developing countries the figure is between 5 and 20%.
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