Jacqueline Vega

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Air Pollution May Pose Serious Risks to Young Children

  • May 7, 2018 at 10:39 PM
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/well/family/air-pollution-may-pose-serious-risks-to-young-children.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAir%20Pollution&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection

This article describes the risks that air pollution has on young children. One of those risks is Acute respiratory infection of the lungs and airways. Out of 146, 397 people that were part of the study in the American  Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 77% of children younger than 2 years old had infections and were treated in hospitals and clinics.