Black carbon linked to premature mortality
The Hindu
Black carbon results from incomplete burning of fossil fuel and studies have previously linked it to global warming.
Black carbon (BC), a form of particulate matter that results from carbon emissions, was most associated with premature mortality, according to a study that tracked mortality rates from different classes of air pollutants in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The study was funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU); St. Johns Medical College, Bengaluru, and the DST-Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research, BHU. It appears in the peer-reviewed journal Atmospheric Environment.More Related News
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