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Article Source: TreeHuggerScientists are finding that traffic exhaust might be going right to your head. The particulate pollution that vehicles emit has long been known to cause a host of respiratory woes, like asthma and lung disease, especially in heavily congested areas. Now, as detailed in a disturbing report in today's Wall Street Journal, researchers are finding that a growing body of evidence suggests that car exhaust causes nothing less than brain damage.
People exposed to exhaust even for short periods of time have been found to undergo chemically motivated behavior changes -- often manifested in higher stress levels -- while those exposed for longer periods of time have experienced memory loss and impaired reasoning capabilities. One study found that folks exposed in the long term to "higher levels of traffic-related particles and ozone had memory and reasoning problems that effectively added five years to their mental age."
#1 - Wed Nov 9, 2011 11:30 AM ESTThat should read : Too many people have their heads up their own exhaust (arse)..
I say we ban SUVs. Or at least make sure large vehicles are a necessity when someone tries to buy one.
I have seen a soccer mom with two kids driving around in a nine passenger SUV way too many times. I have also seen the cliche man with "shortcomings" driving around in a lifted pickup truck listening to country. There is no need for such things.
#2 - Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:28 AM ESTThen the study in this article is correct.. maybe its too late for them..
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