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Air pollution affects happiness, Chinese study finds

People take videos of a flag-raising ceremony during smog at Tiananmen Square after a red alert was issued for heavy air pollution in Beijing, China, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Air pollution is damaging to health in a number of different ways. Image: REUTERS/Jason Lee

Helen Knight
Writer, MIT News
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