Traffic-Related Pollution Increases The Risk Of Allergy
Road pollution is increasing the risk of allergy and skin diseases among children by more than 50%. Children who live close to major roads and highways are at high risk of developing allergies and atopic diseases. They are exposed to a higher amount of traffic-derived particles, gases, and more freshly emitted high toxic aerosols. The results of this research appeared in the June issue of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Health And Moon Dust
Since lungs are a highly sensitive organ that delivers oxygen molecules through a thin membrane directly to the blood, researchers are concerned about astronauts’ health. Long term exposure to lunar dust will increase the dust particles go deeper into the lungs, and this could be lethal.
But researchers are unsure about the consequences, so they have designed lunar bases to get more information on particle size, gravity and deposition rate. This could benefits for healthcare on Earth, such as improved delivery of aerosol medications to the lungs.
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