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| Source: The Telegraph
The bad news about diesel exhaust and its toxic components just keeps coming. Research released yesterday by the Journal Stroke implicates Particulate Matter 2.5, a major component of diesel exhaust, to brain damage and dementia.
I am compiling an annotated list of “Medical problems linked to toxins in diesel exhaust”. It isn’t complete yet, but includes Asthma, Anxiety, Autism, Birth Defects, Brain Damage, Cancer, Decreased intelligence in children, Dementia, Heart Attacks, Hyperactivity, Preterm birth and low birth weight, Poorly developed lungs, Premature Death, Respiratory disease, Strokes, and Suicide.
The two articles below are very good, and for those who want to dig deeper, the abstract follows.
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- Long-term air pollution exposure linked to brain damage, Medical News Today
- Air pollution could increase risk of dementia, The Telegraph
- Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, Residential Proximity to Major Roads and Measures of Brain Structure, Abstract in the journal Stroke
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