Kosovo’s silent assassin
Peering through the smog of Prishtina’s pollution problem.
|12.04.2019
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The European Environment Agency says that in 2015, 3,700 people in Kosovo suffered premature deaths due to PM2.5 particles.
“The body continues to try to eliminate these agents unsuccessfully. In essence, it is like you are causing the body continuous injury.” Professor Michael Brauer, British Columbia University
Studies have shown that air pollution may have an impact on intelligence and mental health.
Arian Lumezi
Arian Lumezi is an editor at K2.0. He holds a master’s degree in International Journalism from Cardiff University, pursued through a Chevening scholarship.
This story was originally written in Albanian.