Air pollution from trucks and low-quality heating oil may explain childhood asthma hot spots
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
Where a child lives can greatly affect his or her risk for asthma. Neighborhood differences in rates of childhood asthma may be explained by varying levels of air pollution from trucks and residential heating oil. In New York City, where the study was conducted, asthma among school-age children ranges from a low of three percent to a high of 19 percent depending on the neighborhood.