Air Quality Better in Northeast, Midwest

But report finds 175 million people still exposed to dangerous levels of smog and soot

April 28, 2010 RSS Feed Print

Meanwhile, Frederica P. Perera, a professor in the department of environmental health sciences with the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City, expressed little surprise with the report.

The mention in the report of the risk to children from such air pollutants is particularly relevant, added Perera, who also serves as director of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health. "With our work, we have found that the very young are particularly vulnerable to the effects of air pollutants."

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For more on air pollution, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.