Air pollution can accelerate lung disease as much as a pack a day of cigarettes
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Published in JAMA · View the paper (DOI)
A new study finds that long-term exposure to all major air pollutants increases the risk of emphysema by roughly the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years. Ground-level ozone levels are rising due to climate change, and the US study suggests that this increase may lead to an increased risk of chronic lung disease.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Air pollution can accelerate lung disease as much as a pack a day of cigarettes University of Washington · Aug 13, 2019 · first to report
- Exposure to outdoor air pollutants, change in emphysema, lung function JAMA Network · Aug 13, 2019
- Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · Aug 13, 2019