fine particulate matter is estimated to have caused 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2016. The agency says it can cause cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and cancers.analysis that has linked fine pollution particles and neurodegenerative diseases, according to researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
"This new evidence seems to suggest that we may need to take a look at if we’re being protective of everyone," he said."We need to look at the longer terms."have torched more than 200,000 acres of land, forcing thousands to flee from their homes. This year’s wildfire season also ravaged parts of California and Oregon.