Friday March 19, 2010
Air pollution 'may cause 35,000 premature deaths a year in Britain'
John Vidal
The Guardian
Air pollution may be leading to the premature deaths of 35,000 people in Britain a year, nearly 50% more than has been previously admitted by government, a committee of MPs has heard.
The figure was used for the first time by environment minister Jim Fitzpatrick when giving evidence to the Commons environment audit committee.
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