Chronic exposure to air pollution may increas

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<li>Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase seniors&rsquo; risk of cardiovascular hospitalization, with disproportionate impacts on residents of socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods.</li>
<li>The findings suggest that to protect heart health, there is no safe threshold for chronic PM2.5 exposure, and that the EPA&rsquo;s newly updated standard for the U.S.&rsquo;s annual average PM2.5 level isn&rsquo;t low enough to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease or protect public health overall.</li>
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