Sci/Tech Air Pollution Is a Leading Cause of Cancer

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LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on Thursday.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, and said there was also convincing evidence it increases the risk of bladder cancer.

Depending on the level of exposure in different parts of the world, the risk was found to be similar to that of breathing in second-hand tobacco smoke, Kurt Straif, head of the agency's section that ranks carcinogens, told reporters in Geneva.

"Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants," deputy head Dana Loomis said in a statement. "The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction: the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution."

 
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Yes shit, for nature-loving folks. They too suffer the wrath of global air pollution.
 

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You would need a purification system, not a ventilation system.
 

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Wha...What do you mean "what kind of biosphere?" There's only one kind.


The three parts of the biosphere are the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. The biosphere is defined as the ecosystem consisting of the earth's crust, waters, atmosphere, and living organisms that support life. The biosphere concept is used in many scientific disciplines, including those of ecology, earth science, astronomy, geology, biogeography, hydrology, and evolution.
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