Every year, some 64,000 people may die prematurely from cardiopulmonary causes linked to particulate air pollution, according to an analysis conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 1996.

For each of the 239 cities covered in the report, NRDC [www.nrdc.org] offers
detailed tables online.

The full report may be ordered from NRDC.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 12th, 2001 at 4:06 pm and is filed under Reports.