posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 9:24 AM
by
Jeremy RVARC
More Damaging Than You Thought
This article from MSNBC discusses a study drawing links between vehicle pollution and low IQ in kids:
The effect of pollution on intelligence was similar to that seen in children whose mothers smoked 10 cigarettes a day while pregnant, or in kids who have been exposed to lead, said Dr. Shakira Franco Suglia of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, the study's lead author.
The study looks at ground-level pollution, specifically mention "black carbon," a component in particulate matter pollution. Add this to the long list of diseases and health impacts of air pollution driven by vehicle emissions; a compelling reason why, even if you are not convinced of the argument against CO2 emissions and global climate change, there are still good reasons to keep vehicle emissions (and by implication, vehicle trips) to a minimum.