Particulates Can Kill

Living on Earth

Steve talks with EPA epidemiologist Joel Schwartz about his research on particulate air pollution. Schwartz and a colleague have found that particulate pollution, at levels far below those considered safe by the Federal government, can be harmful or even fatal to some people.

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