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Tag Archives: Utah
Air pollution poses risks for childhood cancer survivors
Poor air quality days significantly increase the risk of hospitalizations for respiratory issues in young survivors of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) and published … Continue reading
Report reveals link between air pollution and increased risk for miscarriage
Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes from asthma to pre-term birth. Researchers at University of Utah Health found women living along the Wasatch Front — the most populous region in the state of Utah — had … Continue reading
Even brief particle pollution spikes tied to respiratory infections
People may be more likely to develop acute lower respiratory infections after even brief increases in air pollution, and babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers looked at more than a decade of data on patients … Continue reading
Brief exposure to tiny air pollution particles triggers childhood lung infections
Even the briefest increase in airborne fine particulate matter PM2.5, pollution-causing particles that are about 3 percent of the diameter of human hair, is associated with the development of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children, according to newly … Continue reading
Bad air quality along Utah’s Wasatch Front causes more than 200 pneumonia cases each year
Air pollution erodes the health of adults over age 65, a population particularly vulnerable to the effects of pneumonia. Air pollution trapped by winter inversions along Utah’s Wasatch Front, the state’s most populated region, is estimated to send more than … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Health Effects of Air Pollution, PM2.5, Research, USA, Utah
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Bad air quality along Utah’s Wasatch Front causes more than 200 pneumonia cases each year
Air pollution trapped by winter inversions along Utah’s Wasatch Front, the state’s most populated region, is estimated to send more than 200 people to the emergency room with pneumonia each year, according to a study by University of Utah Health … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Inversion, PM2.5, Provo, Salt Lake City, USA, Utah
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Utah air quality is getting worse and worse, thanks to wildfires in the north
Air quality has worsened rapidly across the Wasatch Front in recent days, leading state regulators to warn Utahns against prolonged exertion outdoors. With huge wildfires burning across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada, the northern Utah counties of Box Elder … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, PM2.5, Salt Lake City, USA, Utah, wildfires
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Smog and pollen: Double-whammy for 127 million Americans
About 40% Americans live in counties where a “double whammy” of unhealthy levels of smog and ragweed pollen — both tied to climate change — combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council report released Tuesday finds. “Today, 127 million Americans live … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Allergies, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ragweed pollen, Rhode Island, Smog, USA, Utah, Wisconsin
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