L'inquinamento fa male anche a basse dosi

Pubblicato il 04/10/2021

Tempo di lettura: 1 min

Le nuove linee guida dell'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità rivedono al ribasso le soglie di sicurezza dei principali inquinanti, rendendo ancora più urgente archiviare le fonti fossili e contrastare con tutti i mezzi il traffico privato a favore di quello pubblico pulito. Luca Carra ne parla con l'epidemiologo Francesco Forastiere, insignito dall’International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) del prestigioso premio John Goldsmith 2022, per aver contribuito in modo sostanziale e innovativo allo sviluppo e ai metodi dell’epidemiologia ambientale.

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