Even in cities whose air quality meets federal standards, air pollution may contribute to death rates from lung cancer and cardiopulmonary disease, researchers say. - the answer is "no" norm: Question of the day: does it make sense to build public-subsidized housing near pollution? [1] - Submitted by Norm Roulet [2] on December 23, 2009 - 6:00am
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"Legal" air pollution may also kill. (particulate pollution within legal limits has measurable public health consequences)
The scientists monitored the quality of air--and the number of deaths among 8,111 residents--in six U.S. cities for 11 to 16 years. The city with the worst air pollution, Steubenville, Ohio, had a 26 percent higher mortality rate than Portage., Wis., which had the least air pollution, they report in the Dec. 9 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. In fact, pollution probably shortens Steubenville residents' life spans by one to two years says epidemiologist and report coauthor Douglas W. Dockery of the ...
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http://www.disclosureproject.com [5] TRUTH - EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
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[1] http://realneo.us/content/question-day-does-it-make-sense-build-public-subsidized-housing-near-pollution
[2] http://realneo.us/user/norm-roulet-0
[3] http://realneo.us/blogs/questministries
[4] http://www.nationalwardogsmonument.org/
[5] http://www.disclosureproject.com/
[6] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/system/files/376.pdf