Exposures to metals and diesel emissions in air linked to respiratory symptoms in children
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
Exposure shortly after birth to ambient metals from residential heating oil combustion and particles from diesel emissions are associated with respiratory symptoms in young inner city children, according to a new study. The study is the first to analyze the effects of exposure to airborne metals in this very young population and the findings could have important public health implications.