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The health and environmental impact of transport is significant because transport burns most of the world's petroleum.This causes illness and deaths from air pollution, including nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant cause of climate change through emission of carbon dioxide.
The number of children affected by asthma has increased in past decades the point where it is now the most chronic illness in children and the most common cause of children hospitalizations in the U.S. causing it to also be a number one contributor to school absences [24] Excessive school absences ultimately affect the child's learning ability ...
The number of children affected by asthma has increased in past decades the point where it is now the most chronic illness in children and the most common cause of children hospitalizations in the U.S. causing it to also be a number one contributor to school absences [16] Excessive school absences ultimately affect the child's learning ability ...
Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences for Bronx children (Warman et al., 2009). In 2016, there were 42,712 asthma related emergency room admissions in New York City for children ages 0–17. The Bronx accounted for approximately 38% of these cases with 16,378 admissions (Citizens’ Committee for Children, 2016).
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Children often have no voice in terms of global responses to climate change. [5] People living in low-income countries experience a higher burden of disease and are less capable of coping with climate change-related threats. [7] Nearly every child in the world is at risk from climate change and pollution, while almost half are at extreme risk. [8]
A 2021 study found that exposure to pollution causes an increase in violent crime. [59] A 2019 paper linked pollution to adverse school outcomes for children. [60] A number of studies show that pollution has an adverse effect on the productivity of both indoor and outdoor workers. [61] [62] [63] [64]
Persistent traffic noise above 40 dB(A) is known to disrupt sleep, and above 55 dB(A) is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. In Germany, 2.9% of myocardial infarction cases can be attributed to road traffic noise, with the 1.5% of the population exposed to greater than 75 dB(A) accounting for 27.13% of that.