Climate Change HEALTH » Air Pollution http://climatechangehealth.com News & views on climate, health and the environment by Dr Paul Roth Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:58:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ New Study Suggests Children’s IQ Is Affected By Intrauterine Exposure To Urban Air Pollutants http://climatechangehealth.com/environmental-health/air-pollution/new-study-suggests-childrens-iq-is-affected-by-intrauterine-exposure-to-urban-air-pollutants http://climatechangehealth.com/environmental-health/air-pollution/new-study-suggests-childrens-iq-is-affected-by-intrauterine-exposure-to-urban-air-pollutants#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:26:30 +0000 admin http://climatechangehealth.com/?p=96 Continue reading → Related posts:
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Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child’s intelligence quotient or IQ, according to new research by the the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health. PAHs are chemicals released into the air from the burning of coal, diesel, oil and gas, or other organic substances such as tobacco. In urban areas motor vehicles are a major source of PAHs.

Ref: Perera et al. Prenatal Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and Child IQ at Age 5 Years. Pediatrics, August 2009.

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