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Mapping the US counties where traffic air pollution hurts children the most

  • Written by Haneen Khreis, Assistant Research Professor, Texas A&M University
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In the U.S., over 6 million children had ongoing asthma in 2016. Globally, asthma kills around 1,000 people every day – and its prevalence is rising.

This condition has a high economic cost. Each year in the U.S., more than US$80 billion is lost because of asthma. This is mainly due to premature...

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