Harvard School of Public Health — Women exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter specifically during pregnancy—particularly during the third trimester—may face up to twice the risk of having a child with autism....
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Fine particulate air pollution linked with increased autism risk
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Living in Manhattan is amazing, except for the air quality
The MIT team used cellphone data to determine the air-quality conditions and exposure hazards of different areas of the city. They found that those who live and work in Manhattan are exposed to more toxic pollution than residents who commute into the city from the outer boroughs, according to Metro.
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Scientists tackle Utah’s particulate pollution puzzle
Why do we have such dirty air and what can we do about it? These seemingly simple matters have proven to be stubbornly complicated and defy simple solutions.
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Wildfires Will Expose Millions of Americans to Air Pollution
A study released by Yale found that a surge in wildfire events as a result of climate change will expose tens of millions of Americans to high levels of air pollution in the coming decades.
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Ohio ranks among worst in nation for negative health effects of air quality
Ohio earned another dubious honor today, ranking fourth in the nation for states with the highest level of health issues related to air pollution
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Cleveland’s air quality among worst
The Cleveland–Akron-Canton region remains one of the worst metropolitan areas in the country for air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report
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Tighter air pollution standards may save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health
Reducing outdoor concentrations of two air pollutants, ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), to levels below those set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may save thousands of lives each year
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Particulate Matter: Well-documented Cause of Chronic Disease, Premature Death
Of the multiple components of typical urban air pollution, particulate matter is considered the most toxic of the high-volume pollutants and has been the most heavily researched. The signature physiologic and pathologic consequence of particulate air pollution is essentially the same as cigarette s
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Union Station in Chicago Platform Air Quality Study
The concentration of PM2.5 in air on the train platforms was 23 - 96 percent higher than concentrations recorded on nearby streets on the days that monitoring was conducted last summer. The study also found that the highest concentrations of PM2.5 occur during rush hours.
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Even low levels of air pollution appear to affect children’s lung health
By age eight, children living within 100 meters of a major roadway had lung function that was on average 6 percent lower than that of children living 400 meters or more away.
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