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Virtually everyone in Europe lives in polluted areas with levels of fine particulate matter above the World Health Organization’s recommended limit (www.europeandatajournalism.eu)
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"With the current levels of air pollution, many people [are getting] sick. We know that lowering air pollution levels reduces these numbers,” said Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, director of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).

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[–] baked_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And just stay inside the whole day? I mean I do work from home so it could mostly work for me but this is not reasonable overall.

[–] mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Most people spend a large portion of time at their homes. It makes sense to improve your indoor air quality regardless of how much time you spent out.