New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility
College of Engineering
Microscopic airborne particles known as PM 2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame study finds that 40 percent of these deaths can be attributed to pollution that crosses state lines, highlighting the impact of the problem and pinpointing which states are responsible. The study, […] The post New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility appeared first on Civil and Environmental Engi