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Would you lock yourself in a box of smog–for science?

Long-term exposure to air pollution is one of the leading environmental causes of death worldwide. Researchers at the Air Pollution Exposure Lab study participants who spend two hours in a plexiglass box filled with diesel exhaust calibrated to mimic the air quality of Beijing.

Would you lock yourself in a box of smog–for science?

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Long-term exposure to air pollution is one of the leading environmental causes of death worldwide. Researchers at the Air Pollution Exposure Lab study participants who spend two hours in a plexiglass box filled with diesel exhaust calibrated to mimic the air quality of Beijing.

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