It is time to treat carcinogens, dirty water, and other sources of pollution like a health crisis.
“Pollution is still the largest existential threat to human and planetary health and jeopardizes the sustainability of modern societies.
Modern pollutants include particulate matter and ozone in outdoor air, carcinogens, occupational particulate matter, and lead pollution. All together, these add up to 5.84 million deaths a year. These pollutants can be linked back to heavy metals, agrochemicals, and fossil fuels, Kupka told
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