Little is known about the respiratory effects of short-term exposures to petroleum refinery emissions in young children. This study is an extension of an ecologic study that found an increased rate of hospitalizations for respiratory conditions among children living near petroleum refineries in Montreal (Canada) .
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/risk-asthmatic-episodes-children-exposed-sulfur-dioxide-stack-emissions-refinery
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/audrey-smargiassi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tom-kosatsky
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-hicks-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asthma
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
