@heylovedc/Flickr Creative Commons A USC study says traffic
pollution is linked to childhood asthma. A USC study says
traffic-related pollution at Los Angeles County homes located
near major roads and highways is linked to at least eight
percent of the estimated 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in
Los Angeles County. The USC researchers focused their study on
the Los Angeles basin. It found that exposure to pollution from
major thoroughfares resulted in more serious childhood asthma
episodes that required visits to the emergency room or even a
stay in the hospital. Researchers concluded that new California
policies to reduce auto-caused greenhouse gas emissions might do
more than clean up the air. They might also reduce childhood
asthma and other air pollution-related diseases – including lung
cancer or some neurological disorders.