Child Respiratory Health
Air pollutants can harm child lung growth
Washington, DC, Jun. 10 (UPI) -- Long-term exposure to air pollution is a key factor in respiratory-illness development in children, U.S. researchers said at a briefing on Capitol Hill Friday.
"We found that children living in polluted communities are four to five times more likely to have abnormal lung function" than children not living in high ozone communities, said W. James Gauderman, a researcher who conducted a 10-year study examining the effects of air toxics on children's respiratory health.
Washington, DC, Jun. 10 (UPI) -- Long-term exposure to air pollution is a key factor in respiratory-illness development in children, U.S. researchers said at a briefing on Capitol Hill Friday.
"We found that children living in polluted communities are four to five times more likely to have abnormal lung function" than children not living in high ozone communities, said W. James Gauderman, a researcher who conducted a 10-year study examining the effects of air toxics on children's respiratory health.
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