The Staggering Numbers

Worldwide Statistics: Eight thousand people a day die from air pollution. There are 3 million annual deaths, worldwide. In Canada toxic emissions from transportation continue to rise drastically. Vehicles are the primary sources of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulates and benzene, a carcinogen. In the past 15 years alone, there has been a fourfold increase [...]

Killer smog takes toll – Ontario Medical Association

Killer smog takes toll

By JOHN MINER, SUN MEDIA

Smog will hasten the deaths of 348 London-Middlesex residents this year and take a toll of 9,500 province wide, the Ontario Medical Association warned today.
“It is actually a little worse than [...]

Ontario’s smog causes 9,500 deaths per year, medical association says

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2008
CBC News
Air pollution causes 9,500 premature deaths a year in Ontario, new research suggests.
Data from the Ontario Medical Association says that smog causes a worsening in respiratory and cardiac illnesses and contributes to earlier mortality as a result.
The OMA’s Illness Costs of Air Pollution model finds that of [...]