One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones

Read the full story in HealthDay.

More than 30 percent of U.S. public schools are within a quarter mile of major highways, which puts them in the “air pollution danger zone,” says a University of Cincinnati study.

Previous research has shown that proximity to major highways and pollutants spewed by vehicles can increase school children’s susceptibility to respiratory diseases later in life.

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Laura L. Barnes is a librarian at the Prairie Research Institute Library, embedded at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, and writes for Environmental News Bits.
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