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Deadly air pollution kills more people per year than smoking, scientists claim

Air pollution
Air pollution is a bigger global killer than smoking, research has shown. [Image: Courtesy]

Air pollution is a bigger global killer than smoking, research has shown.

A new study suggests that 8.8 million deaths per year around the world can be attributed to dirty air, chiefly fine sooty particles pouring out of vehicle exhausts, factories and power plants.

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