Air Pollution 2000-2012

Nice Overview Scientific American June 2014

  • WHO concluded once-and-for-all that diesel exhausts do in fact cause cancer;
  • MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment found that about 200,000 Americans die a premature death each year due to air pollution, with road transport being the most significant with 53,000 premature deaths;
  • A recent report from the OECD found that outdoor air pollution kills more than 3.5 million people per year, worldwide, and about half of that is attributable to road transport.

Another nice overview The Atlantic June 2014

Interactive Map

Snapshots from interactive map for 2012



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See also VitaminDWiki

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