A new study in The Lancet Planetary Health journal finds that pollution kills nine million people across the globe annually, with the death toll attributed to emissions from cars and industry rising 55% since the year 2000.
London, May 19 (RHC)-- A new study in The Lancet Planetary Health journal finds that pollution kills nine million people across the globe annually, with the death toll attributed to emissions from cars and industry rising 55% since the year 2000.
The study claims that pollution kills approximately the same number of people per year as cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke combined.
