New Research: Pollutant linked to bronchitis in toddlers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Toddlers who breathe polluted air are far more likely to be diagnosed with bronchitis than children living in cleaner environments, U.S. and Czech researchers reported on Thursday.

They found a component of pollution known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, was strongly linked with cases of bronchitis among children aged 2 to 4 and a half.

Most environmental regulations in the United States and Europe focus on controlling particulate emissions — tiny particles in the air — as well as sulfur dioxide and ozone.

Read original article from Environmental News Network.

1 Comment »

  1. Hi! My friends advised me good sites with useful information. One of them is yours and the other is a site which gives a collection of credit cards to choose according to one’s credit history and apply for. I looked through both and liked both. I consider your site no less useful than

    bad credit cads instant

RSS feed for comments on this post · TrackBack URI

Leave a Comment