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Science 14 June 2002:
Vol. 296. no. 5575, pp. 1945 - 1947
DOI: 10.1126/science.296.5575.1945
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AIR POLLUTION RISKS:
Software Glitch Threw Off Mortality Estimates

Jocelyn Kaiser

The authors of a landmark air pollution study have found a problem with their software application that means they overestimated the risks of fine particles, or soot. The overall conclusions linking soot and death haven't changed, but the discovery is providing fresh ammunition to industry groups that have criticized the science behind federal air pollution rules issued 5 years ago. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will examine whether the rules need to be modified to reflect the new results.

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