Taiwan has an average PM2.5 concentration of 20.2 micrograms per cubic meter; making Taiwan's polluted air more dangerous than smoking a pack of cigarettes daily. ⁠ ⁠ The study from National Taiwan University (NTU) links long-term exposure to PM2.5 to an increased risk of adenocarcinoma lung cancer (AdLC). Published in the journal Environmental Research, it found that exposure to the island’s pollution for over 30 years increases the risk of AdLC by 1.044 times more than smoking a pack of cigarettes daily.⁠ ⁠ The risk in an area of residence specifically increases as concentrations rise by 10 micrograms per cubic meter. Women, nonsmokers and adults under 65 years were found to have higher incidence rate ratios (IRRs).⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Taiwan is the third most polluted region in East Asia and 45th in the world according to Swiss air quality tracker IQAir.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🚬Learn more in the full article on our website in our linkinbio ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us ...