DIESEL EXHAUST, SCHOOL BUSES AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH Background and epidemiology: Most North American school buses and transport trucks are powered by diesel fuelled engines. Diesel has become the fuel of choice because it is considered more economical. However, as evidence grows about the connection between diesel exhaust, air pollution and ill health, so does public […]
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STUDY FINDS ASTHMA IN 25% OF CHILDREN IN CENTRAL HARLEM
STUDY FINDS ASTHMA IN 25% OF CHILDREN IN CENTRAL HARLEM New York – April 19, 2003 – A study has found that one of every four children in central Harlem has asthma, which is double the rate researchers expected to find and, experts say, is one of the highest rates ever documented for an American […]
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