News tagged with diesel exhaust
Magnetic leaves reveal Bellingham's most polluted byways
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Tree leaves may be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths, suggests a new study by scientists at Western Washington University in Bellingham. The research will ...
Diesel Exhaust Is Linked To Cancer Development Via New Blood Vessel Growth
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists here are the first to demonstrate that the link between diesel fume exposure and cancer lies in the ability of diesel exhaust to induce the growth of new blood vessels that serve as a food supply ...
High self-reported asthma rates in Chinatown, N.Y.
May 19, 2009 |
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Research conducted seven years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) found that children attending the socioeconomically and ethnically homogeneous elementary school closest to ...
Facemasks help prevent adverse cardiovascular effects caused by pollution
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Diesel exhaust causes arteries to lose their flexibility. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that exposure to engine pollution resulted in arterial stiffness in a g ...
Researchers looking at light-induced toxins in air and water
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Is the air we breathe on a daily basis slowly killing us? It may not be that severe, but the air we breathe and water we drink may be more harmful than we realize.
