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• Long-term exposure to low levels of air pollution increases risk of heart and lung disease. Each unit increase in the level of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone was associated with thousands of hospital admissions per year

  (newsroom.heart.org)

  Published 23rd Feb 2021
• More green spaces can help boost air quality, reduce heart disease deaths. For every 0.10 unit increase in greenness, deaths from heart diseases decreased by 13 deaths per 100,000 adults. Greenness (NDVI) values ranged from 0.00 – 0.80.

  (newsroom.heart.org)

  Published 10th Nov 2020