Airborne pollutants blamed for 200,000 early deaths
Green groups urge government to tighten air quality regulations
Long-term exposure to air pollution may have been a factor in up to 200,000 premature deaths in the UK during 2008, according to a major new study that will step up pressure on the government to tighten...
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