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Studies have found that children who are exposed to higher levels of car pollutants report higher respiratory problems including wheezing, ear and throat infections and have a higher incidence of physician-diagnosed asthma. [18] [19] Bronchiolitis is also found in greater amounts when the child's home is around high amounts of traffic. [20]
A new study says that air pollution — specifically, the kind caused by car exhaust — may be a significant cause of rising rates of autism in children.. Exposure to nitric oxide (NO)— which ...
Car exhaust generated by idling usually contains nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide, ammonia and ozone. "People started paying attention to these vehicles that are just sitting there, generating ...
Cars are the leading cause of fatal collisions in many countries, and are the leading cause of death of youth and children. In 2010, car crashes in the United States resulted in 32,999 deaths and a projected $871 billion cost to society, around 6% of the United States 2010 GDP. [7]
Diesel exhaust is the exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine, plus any contained particulates. Its composition may vary with the fuel type, rate of consumption or speed of engine operation (e.g., idling or at speed or under load), and whether the engine is in an on-road vehicle, farm vehicle, locomotive, marine vessel, or stationary generator ...
A study just published in an American Heart Association journal links atherosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries -- to car exhaust. The diesel exhaust fumes robbed what is generally known as ...
Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. [1] This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respiratory tract caused by chemical and/or heat exposure, as well as possible systemic toxicity after smoke inhalation.
A new study says that exhaust from gasoline containing lead may have contributed to ADHD, anxiety, and other mental health disorders in a large segment of the population