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Air pollutants intensified the Covid -19 pandemic. Low air quality makes the novel virus more lethal. Although this connection was no surprise to those familiar with air pollution science, the size of the impact is striking.
Could air quality cause students to have trouble concentrating? Create a hormone imbalance? Might it affect everyone and not just the young, old, or sick among us? Scientists are learning that air pollution poses serious risks to everyone. And you may not even know it! Bad air quality doesn’t have to mean horrific fumes, bad smells or pollution you can see.