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Traffic-related air toxics and preterm birth: a population-based case-control study in Los Angeles County, California

October 10, 2011 Comments off

Traffic-related air toxics and preterm birth: a population-based case-control study in Los Angeles County, California
Source: Environmental Health

These latest analyses provide additional evidence of traffic-related air pollution’s impact on preterm birth for women living in Southern California and indicate PAHs as a pollutant of concern that should be a focus of future studies. Other PAH sources besides traffic were also associated with higher odds of preterm birth, as was ammonium nitrate PM2.5, the latter suggesting potential importance of secondary pollutants. Future studies should focus on accurate modeling of both local and regional spatial and temporal distributions, and incorporation of source information.

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See: Pregnant Mothers at Risk from Air Pollution, California Study Suggests (Science Daily)

Categories: environment, Environmental Health, health and health care, motor vehicles, reproductive health
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