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Traffic Pollution Affects Unborn Babies Development
The results of a study released this week have alarming news. It’s long been suspected that traffic fumes affect unborn babies, but now a large study has shown that mothers who were exposed to higher levels of traffic pollution in early and late pregnancy were more likely to have low [...]
For five days this fall, USA TODAY teamed with scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland to analyze 40 toxic chemicals in the air near America’s schools. Although the government checks the quantity of 6 smog-producing chemicals in the air, many high-risk area are not monitored, and only 3% of America’s schools [...]
It seems that the incidence of asthma in children is on the rise ? especially in low income neighborhoods in urban areas. And it`s not only pollutants and other chemicals that trigger the attacks.
The link between air pollution and asthma is well-established. However, researchers at the American Lung Association thought there may be other factors [...]
A new study shows fetuses whose mothers are exposed to heavy exhaust fumes may experience stunted growth.
Researchers took ultrasound scans from 10 years and compared them with the postal codes of the mothers. Using those codes, the researchers were able to estimate the amount of pollution exposure the women experienced.
Comparing the exposure levels and ultrasound [...]
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