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#170 – Santosh Harish on how air pollution is responsible for ~12% of global deaths — and how to get that number down

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Problematic Assumptions: Air Pollution is Not Necessarily Better Outside of Cities

Air pollution is often assumed to be an urban issue, but in countries like India, rural areas can have significant levels of pollution. Rural exposure to air pollution in places like India is not very different from urban exposure, with household burning of solid fuels being a major source of pollution. Despite this, historical assumptions have led to the neglect of monitoring air quality in rural areas, contributing to the misconception that villages are clean and do not have air pollution issues.

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