They quoted Berkeley Earth, a non-profit organization founded by environmentally-conscious scientists (with no direct relationship to the university in California), saying Berkeley Earths scientific director, Richard Muller , says breathing Beijings air is the equivalent of smoking almost 40 cigarettes a day. This factoid was alluded to in the bold print of The Economist 's accompanying graphic, shown below: The quote appears to stem from a press release from Berkeley Earth, as their study itself makes no reference to cigarette equivalents of Beijings air
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Muuti S, Hammond D, Borland R, Cummings MK, OConnor RJ, Fong GT: Beyond light and mild: cigarette brand descriptors and perceptions of risk in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey
