Coal burning in China's north can shorten lives
By Wang Qian | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-10 08:06
Buildings loom out of the haze in this view from a window in Beijing's Central Business District on Tuesday. Air pollution is shortening the lives of people in northern China by about 5.5 years, an international study shows. Jason Lee / Reuters |
Research shows people in polluted areas live an average of 5.5 years less
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