Fine particles contributed to 17 per cent of deaths in the UK in 2012, the study saidAir pollution from burning fossil fuels is causing more than twice as many deaths as thought, a study has found. Almost one in five deaths in the UK is linked to fine particle pollution from road traffic, power generation and other activities that involve burning petrol, diesel, coal and gas, according to scientists from Harvard University and University College London. SponsoredThey calculated that in 2012 fine particles were a contributory factor in 99,000 deaths in the UK, more than double the estimate published in 2016 by the Royal College of Physicians of 40,000 deaths a year from all sources of outdoor air pollution. The authors said that the higher number was due to better understanding of the impacts of fine particles thanks to studies which

Source: The Times February 09, 2021 00:00 UTC