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Greeks Burning More Wood and Garbage Amid Financial Collapse Leads to More Pollution, Health Risks
2013-12-19 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Air pollution is usually not the first consequence that comes to mind when thinking about an economic crisis, but new research out of economically downtrodden Greece has found that as the price of heating oil increases, Greek residents are switching to burning cheaper material such as wood and waste materials to warm their homes, which is having an effect on the environment and possibly public health. A team of researchers led by University of Southern California's Constantinos Sioutas found that...
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