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People of Color Exposed to More Air Pollution

2014-04-19 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: People of color tend to live in neighborhoods that expose them to higher levels of air pollution when compared to Caucasians, a new nationwide study indicates. This study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first of its kind to show a racial divide when it comes to air quality. Researchers at the University of Minnesota studied nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air levels in urban areas across the country and differentiated between specific areas in terms of their "nonwhite" or "white" populations....

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