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Air pollution contributes to COVID-19 severity, suggests study in one of America's most polluted cities

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollutants, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), appears to have a significant influence on outcomes for people hospitalised with COVID-19, according to a large, multicentre ...

Jul 9, 2021

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Health

Life expectancy lower near superfund sites

Living near a hazardous waste or Superfund site could cut your life short by about a year, reports Hanadi S. Rifai, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston. The ...

Apr 13, 2021

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Immunology

Exposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms

Vienna, Austria: Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research.

Sep 1, 2012

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Air pollution contributes to COVID-19 severity, suggests study in one of America's most polluted cities

Life expectancy lower near superfund sites

Exposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms

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