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Petter  Ljungman

Petter Ljungman

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet

Air pollution has contributed to 16 million deaths in India in the past decade – new study

Dec 14, 2024 07:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Several schools in Delhi close during winter for at least two weeks because of high air pollution levels. Every winter, widespread crop burning in north India and weather conditions add to the already high air pollution...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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Technology

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