Zheng, Lianming, Adalibieke, Wulahati, Zhou, Feng, He, Pan ![]() Item availability restricted. |
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Abstract
Agricultural intensification produces indirect emissions beyond ammonia volatilization from activities such as machinery usage, food processing, transportation, storage and energy inputs. Here we integrate an input-output analysis with air quality modelling approaches, showing that attributable mortality from indirect emissions has risen sixfold in China over the past 37 years. Indirect emissions now account for one-quarter of air pollution-related attributable mortality associated with food consumption. We find a marked redistribution of the indirect health burden, with low-income groups experiencing an additional 58% attributable deaths compared with their expected food consumption burdens, which were initially associated with the food consumption of high-income groups. Targeted strategies using abatement approaches could halve the indirect health burden, thereby mitigating the environmental impact of food consumption amid agricultural intensification.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | In Press |
Schools: | Schools > Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Publisher: | Nature Research |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 25 July 2025 |
Date of Acceptance: | 10 June 2025 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2025 15:00 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179960 |
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