Global pollution kills 9M a year, according to new study

Re:Global pollution kills 9M a year, according to new study by Retric on Monday October 23, 2017 @12:55PM (#15534635)

> (via heart disease or otherwise)

Smoking on it's own causes ~6 million deaths per year and air pollution is linked to ~5.5 to 7 million deaths a year so they really are on the same scale. (And larger than my example 20% vs 30%.)

Yes, only a subset of the population smoke so the direct impact is higher. However, some areas also have vastly higher levels of air pollution.

Now, if you have some actual evidence then sure feel free to share, but I am just not hearing it.

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Re:Global pollution kills 9M a year, according to new study by curiousgeorgio on Monday October 23, 2017 @01:49PM (#15535231)

Again, you're conflating indoor and outdoor air pollution, and if you look closely, even the WHO's own "facts" for estimates of outdoor/ambient air pollution deaths are full of weasel words and misleading claims.

Instead of merely reading the conclusions of these studies, I'd encourage you to look at the underlying data with a healthy dose of skepticism. Only then will you start to see all the holes in the research.

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Re:Global pollution kills 9M a year, according to new study by Retric on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:07PM (#15535428)

In door air pollution includes outdoor air pollution as most people don't have much in the way of air filtration. So, they are not exactly separate categories independent of each other.

You even have edge cases like parking lot attendants / toll collectors who have vastly increased disease risks.

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