works at an unauthorized steel factory, foreground, on November 4, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. To meet China's targets to slash emissions of carbon dioxide, authorities are pushing to shut down privately owned steel, coal, and other high-polluting factories scattered across rural areas. In many cases, factory owners say they pay informal 'fines' to local inspectors and then re-open. The enforcement comes as the future of U.S.
Previous studies have linked PM2.5 exposure to a higher risk of developing hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes. According to a 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study, air pollution contributed to 6.7 million deaths globally, and specifically, PM2.5 pollutants were attributed to 15.1% of lung cancer deaths worldwide.
“Air pollution has long been overlooked in both cancer and cardiovascular disease, particularly in cardio-oncology care, despite robust evidence linking air pollution to both conditions.