Friday, December 9, 2011

Traffic Fumes Linked to Higher Autism Rate

Tiny carbon particles commonly found in car and truck exhaust have long been researched for their role in heart disease, cancer, and respiratory illnesses. Now an increasing number of studies are linking vehicle exhaust to other serious health problems.
Studies in New York, Beijing, Boston, and Krakow, Poland show that children in high traffic areas do worse on intelligence tests and have more emotional problems than children who breathe cleaner air.
In a California study, children born to mothers living within 1,000 feet of a major road were twice as likely to have autism.

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