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A recent study shows more than 50,000 premature deaths could be saved in the U.S. if one year of microscopic air pollution - mainly from fossil fuel emissions - was eliminated.
The World Health Organization says millions of people globally are affected by air pollution.
Campaigns to raise awareness of the people most affected are underway.
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