The Law That’s Helping Fuel Delhi’s Deadly Air Pollution • Discoverology

The Law That’s Helping Fuel Delhi’s Deadly Air Pollution

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The World Health Organization reported last year that 11 of the 12 cities in the world with the most pollution from PM2.5 were in India. A policy to conserve water resources led to the rise of a major source of air pollution, making breathing Delhi’s air as bad as smoking 50 cigarettes.

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