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Air pollution has been linked to autism after this study of children in Shanghai

Parents walk primary school students to school amid thick haze in Chiping county, Shandong province January 16, 2015. The National Meteorological Center of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued a yellow smog alert early on Wednesday, predicting that smog will persist in most parts of the country for the upcoming days, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1EB1G0ZOD01

The World Health Organization estimates that 7 million premature deaths each year are linked to air pollution. Image: REUTERS/China Daily

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