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Children & Traffic Polution

Road particles pose 'higher risk'

Children may be at greater risk from the microscopic particles in traffic pollution than previously thought. Ref. Source 9

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Traffic-related air pollution linked to DNA damage in children. Children and teens exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution have evidence of a specific type of DNA damage called telomere shortening, reports a new study. Ref. Source 8p.

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Rush hour pollution may be more dangerous than you think. Everyone knows that exposure to pollution during rush hour traffic can be hazardous to your health, but it's even worse than previously thought. In-car measurements of pollutants that cause oxidative stress found exposure levels for drivers to be twice as high as previously believed. Source 6i.