Toll of Pollution in China

Headlines about China's record-breaking pollution are usually accompanied by hazy photos of the Beijing skyline and statistics so large they seem abstract: 1.2 million Chinese people die because of air pollution each year, and water pollution kills another 70,000 people.

Pollution and disease go hand in hand. In fact, about 40 percent of deaths around the world can be attributed to air, water and soil pollution. The Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland ranked the planet's most severe pollution threats and the health problems associated with them. (Text: Robynne Boyd)

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