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 Road risk [1]

living close to main roads could put your child at risk. A study conducted by German researchers in the Munich metropolitan area showed that traffic- related pollution could be responsible for increasing the risk of allergy and respiratory diseases by more than 50 per cent in children. Parents were asked to fill questionnaires about their children

Publication Date: 
30/07/2008
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution [3], Health Effects [4], PM 2.5 [5], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [6], Respiratory Diseases [7], Health [8], Child Health [9], Germany [10]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pm-25
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/germany