Daily News | Pollution from Canada’s wildfires was similar to breathing secondhand smoke indoors, study shows
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The researchers in the ongoing study sought to understand the fires’ impact on air quality in the Northeast United States and give insight to how this pollution could affect people’s health, as such fires become more common with climate change, according to a statement Tuesday.
The average levels of pollution measured in New Jersey and New York on the afternoon of June 7 reached nearly 10 times the maximum level that federal standards say is safe for people to consume over 24 hours. New York City was the world’s most polluted city that day.
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