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The peer-reviewed study estimates 543,000 black-carbon-attributable premature deaths in China in 2015 using a localized inventory and revised risk function. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: The Hidden Health and Climate Burden of Black Carbon under China’s Dual Carbon Strategy · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:57d508f9682379dc00f91f5b681e6e211d43d8bc41ccab248a6ddbf41b7f8961

Using a localized BC inventory and revised health risk function, we estimate that over 540,000 premature deaths were attributable to BC in China in 2015 ... 54.3 × 10^4 (95% CI: 50.0 × 10^4–59.4 × 10^4) premature deaths using the PKU-BC inventory and updated method.