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6 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
NEW: @NBCNews analysis of air pollution levels in the US suggests that the air in many regions contains much higher levels of dangerous matter than the WHO recommends in newly updated guidance. nbcnews.to/3BiyMeD
While nationwide air quality is already worse than the new threshold, it’s especially bad in California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and Washington, where levels of particulate matter are more than twice the recommended limit.
The new guidance lowers the threshold for particulate matter in the air, among several other pollutants, cutting the recommended maximum amounts by half.
The WHO says air pollutants are responsible for more than 4,000,000 premature deaths a year worldwide, calling it “one of the greatest environmental risks to health.”

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