Italy is the European
Union country worst-affected by air pollution-related deaths,
according to a report released Monday by the European
Environment Agency (EEA). It estimated that there were 84,400
deaths of this type in Italy in 2012 out of total 491,000 for
the whole EU. It said 59,500 premature deaths in Italy that year
were were attributable to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
exposure, 3,300 to ozone (O3) and 21,600 to nitrogen dioxide
(NO2).
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