Traffic and Health |
Noise Pollution (coming soon) |
| Traffic and Health |
|---|
Recent results from the Children's Health Study show many health impacts from traffic exhaust. Children who live near a major highway are more likely to develop asthma and respiratory diseases, and their lung development may also be stunted. Living or going to school near a busy road or freeway is linked to:
Recent studies on traffic and health: 7/20/2009 USC-Led Study Finds Link Between Parental Stress, Air Pollution, and Children's Risk for Developing Asthma2/2/2007 Health effects from car exhaust exposure can last a lifetime 5/5/2006 USC researchers link asthma in children to highway proximity
Presentation:
For more studies about air pollution and health, visit Press Stories.
|
Maintained by the Trade, Health & Environment Impact Project |