UNECE POLLUTION
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has predicted western European life expectancy is being reduced by two years on average because of fine particulate matter air pollution. These are created when fossils fuels (especially in cars) and wood are burnt, staying in the air for a long time and travelling far from their source. *http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/
THE UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has predicted western European life expectancy is being reduced by two years on average because of fine particulate matter air pollution. These are created when fossils fuels (especially in cars) and wood are burnt, staying in the air for a long time and travelling far from their source. *http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/
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