GIBE Article - Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here's a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll

Environment + Energy

❐ Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here's a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll

2020 Feb 21

Reducing fine particle air pollution from petrochemical complexes, like this one near the Houston Ship Channel in Texas, is a low-cost way to lower air pollution mortality. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

A new study takes an innovative approach to reducing fine particle air pollution and spotlights key sources: factories that burn coal and oil, petrochemical plants and burning wood for home heating.