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Indians can live 4 years longer if air meets WHO norms [1]

In Delhi, which was for two consecutive years in 2014 and 2015 ranked as the most polluted city in the world, people could live nine years longer if it met WHO standards.

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Air Pollution [3], India [4], WHO [5], Air Quality Index (AQI) [6], RSPM (PM 10) [7], PM 2.5 [8], Respiratory Diseases [9], Health Effects [10]
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