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Black carbon as a major contributor to ambient PM(2.5)-related cause-specific outpatient risks: Implications for early warning and health benefits evaluation of air quality improvement.

Key takeaways

This study looked at how air pollution affects health. It used records from over 212 million hospital visits in China. It found that a type of pollution called black carbon is a major cause of illness. This shows a link between dirty air and health problems, but it does not prove that cleaning the air will cure specific diseases.

Who did this work

Lan Y · Lei J · Liu H · Jiang Y · Yang C · Yu Q · Wang J · Wei C · Li Y · Wei J · Chen X · Deng F

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Sep 19
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42840506/