Study Reveals Exposure to Air Pollution Contributes to Childhood Asthma
Written by AZoCleantechMay 5 2021
Results from a new study performed in Ontario have illustrated that children born in Sarnia have a greater risk of developing asthma than those in neighboring cities.
Child using an age-appropriate valved spacer device with an asthma inhaler. They should be used together for children to ensure the medication is properly delivered to the lungs. Image Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute.
A group of researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University used provincial data from ICES and discovered that greater air pollution exposure in the first year of life very probably contributed to this greater risk. The findings were reported recently in the journal
Children born in Sarnia, Ont., home to Chemical Valley, are more likely to develop asthma than those born in nearby cities, according to a population-based study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University.
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LONDON, ON - New findings from Ontario have shown that children born in Sarnia have a higher risk of developing asthma compared to neighbouring cities. A research team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, using provincial data from ICES, found that higher air pollution exposure in the first year of life very likely contributed to this higher risk. Their results are published today in
Summary of study results:
-Children born in Sarnia in the 1990s and early 2000s were disproportionally at a higher risk of developing asthma in the first few years of life, compared to neighbouring cities.
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