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April 20, 2023

Research Finds Air Pollution Harms Human Health at Every Stage of Life
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A sweeping new study finds air pollution affects every stage of human
life, from fetal development to old-age dementia. The Environmental
Research Group at Imperial College London reviewed tens of thousands of
studies looking at different impacts of air pollution, including delays
in fetal growth, diminished lung volume in children, reduced cognitive
abilities of adolescents, and continuing adverse mental health affects
throughout life. This comes as the American Lung Association reports
over one-third of U.S. residents regularly breathe unhealthy air, with
communities of color disproportionately affected.


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