Well, it?s official. Air pollution sends you to an early grave in the United Kingdom. In a recent study from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at (MIT) researchers Steve Barrett and Steve Yim report that emissions from cars, trucks, planes and power plants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each year.
Mit Study: Air Pollution Linked With Early Deaths In Uk
Jennifer Hicks, Forbes
Sun, 04/22/2012 - 4:11am
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