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Poorest areas bear brunt of air pollution, US study shows
It has long been known that the poorest and those from minority ethnic communities shoulder the greatest burden from air pollution – and now a study has provided compelling evidence. Researchers used sensors mounted on satellites and aircraft to map nitrogen dioxide across 11 major US cities.
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