Mapping the US counties where traffic air pollution hurts children the most
- Written by Haneen Khreis, Assistant Research Professor, Texas A&M University
Pollutants not shown.bibiphoto/shutterstock.comIn the U.S., over 6 million children had ongoing asthma in 2016. Globally, asthma kills around 1,000 people every day – and its prevalence is rising.
This condition has a high economic cost. Each year in the U.S., more than US$80 billion is lost because of asthma. This is mainly due to premature...
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