It 'greatly raises' the risk of the devastating condition.
Volunteers stand in front of a small pocket of fire as wildfires burn near Penteli, Greece, yesterday Wildfires raging near Athens are putting those nearby at risk of more than just burning. A long-term study published last month found that millions of people could be increasing their risk of dementia by breathing in pollution spread from wildfires – like the inferno raging near Greece’s capital.
Cars burn as a timber warehouse goes up in flames in Gerakas suburb of Athens Greek firefighters saw a fence to enter a field as they try to extinguish a wildfire near Penteli yesterday Fine particulate matter is what causes the pollution. It is a microscopic mixture of solid and liquid droplets in the air that are 30 times smaller than the width of an average human hair: small enough to be inhaled into the lungs and then move to the bloodstream.
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