Particle Pollution blamed for more than 107,000 deaths

Particle Pollution blamed for more than 

107,000 deaths in the United States in 2011!

Costing $866 Billion Dollars!

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/08/health/particle-pollution-study/index.html

Air Pollution Linked to More Than 107,000 

Premature Deaths in U.S. in 2011: Study

Posted 12:22 PM, April 8, 2019, by CNN Wire

https://ktla.com/2019/04/08/air-pollution-linked-to-more-than-107000-premature-deaths-in-u-s-in-2011-study/

Air pollution is deadly: 

A new study links exposure to it to more than 107,000 premature deaths in the United States in 2011.

It isn’t just killing us; 

it cost the country $866 billion, 

more than double the value of all the economic activity in a country like Ireland, 

according to the study, published Monday 

in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Particulate matter, or particle pollution,

is the mix of solid and liquid droplets floating in the air, 

to the Environmental Protection Agency. 

It can come in the form of dirt, dust, soot or smoke. 

Particulate pollution comes from 

coal- and natural gas-fired plants. Cars, agriculture, unpaved roads, construction sites 

and 

wildfires can also create it.

This study focused on the harm caused by the tiniest particulate matter, 

PM2.5. 

It’s so tiny –1/20th of a width of a human hair — that you cannot see it, 

and 

it can travel past your body’s 

usual defenses.

Instead of being breathed out, 

it can get stuck in your lungs 

or 

go into your bloodstream. 

The particles cause irritation and inflammation 

and 

can lead to respiratory problems. 

Long-term exposure can cause cancer, stroke and heart attack.

Particulate pollution in the air we breathe 

kills hundreds of thousands a year, study finds

Posted 9:24 AM, April 9, 2019, by CNN Wire

https://fox43.com/2019/04/09/particulate-pollution-in-the-air-we-breathe-kills-hundreds-of-thousands-a-year-study-finds/