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Dec 20 2014
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Autism Risk Linked to Particulate Air Pollution
By: jbr

More on impact of air pollution

from Scientific American ...

Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of fine particulate pollution in late pregnancy have up to twice the risk of developing autism as children of mothers breathing cleaner air, scientists at Harvard School of Public Health reported on Thursday.

The greater the exposure to fine particulates emitted by fires, vehicles, and industrial smokestacks the greater the risk, found the study, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.

Autism Risk Linked to Particulate Air Pollution

Earlier studies on air pollution and ...

Lungs
USC study links smoggy air to lung damage in children

Heart
For Heart Attack Survivors, Living Near Roadways Linked with Death

Children
How air pollution hurts your kids' lungs

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CathyMcCaughan's picture

Two things

Submitted by CathyMcCaughan on Sat, 2014/12/20 - 2:10pm.

1. Beware of murders and ice cream correlations.
2. My Autistic spectrum child was different than his siblings from the very first kick that I felt.

Lisa Starbuck's picture

Poisions in the Environment

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Mon, 2014/12/29 - 10:38am.
(in reply to CathyMcCaughan)

MIT Researcher’s New Warning: At Today’s Rate, Half Of All U.S. Children Will Be Autistic By 2025

I don't think you can point a finger at any one thing, but clearly something is going on.

Average Guy's picture

If you trust IDEA,

Submitted by Average Guy on Mon, 2014/12/29 - 3:01pm.
(in reply to Lisa Starbuck)

here are their numbers; (link...)

Alaska's air and environment are better than ours, yet our occurances are around the same.

Not sure why scientific community isn't making more headway. In its absence we're left with guesses and Jenny McCarthy. Both do more harm than good.

Anonymous123's picture

"For Heart Attack Survivors,

Submitted by Anonymous123 (not verified) on Sat, 2014/12/20 - 11:44pm.

"For Heart Attack Survivors, Living Near Roadways Linked with Death"

Sounds like a headline for Jay Leno.

reform4's picture

Particulate matter

Submitted by reform4 on Sun, 2014/12/21 - 10:11am.

Is one of the less understood air pollutants. We know how each particle does damage to the circulatory system, but each particle is also like an "envelope" that can carry other chemicals along for the ride, depending on the source. EPA / health studies reveal new findings every year. Fascinating stuff.

The near-road studies are a new initiative, with the monitoring networks just now coming on line. There will be much better science on this in the next 5-10 years.

(Why does it sound like a Leno headline?)

JaHu's picture

I know there have been

Submitted by JaHu on Sun, 2014/12/21 - 8:13pm.

I know there have been studies of a possible link between childhood inoculations and autism, but has there ever been a study of a possible link between early inoculations of the mother causing her to bare children with autism?

CathyMcCaughan's picture

They're all bare in the

Submitted by CathyMcCaughan on Sun, 2014/12/21 - 9:28pm.
(in reply to JaHu)

They're all bare in the beginning and there is no flipping correlation between vaccines and Autism.

Dahlia's picture

If this is the case then

Submitted by Dahlia (not verified) on Sun, 2014/12/21 - 8:28pm.

If this is the case then wouldn't there have been a lot more autism cases years ago before stricter regulations were put in place?

Unless these particulates are a new ingredients, I'm skeptical.

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