Dubious — if true, pre-eclampsia would have occurred during all pregnancies in, say, 1960s Los Angeles when ozone levels could easily reach 500 ppb (vs. today’s standard of 70 ppb). Continue reading Study: One in 20 cases of pre-eclampsia may be linked to ozone
Category: Air Quality
Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution associated with low birth weights worldwide
I defy anyone to measure a 9-gram difference in birthweight and medically attribute it to a 10-microgram/m3 difference in outdoor particulate matter. Continue reading Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution associated with low birth weights worldwide
Air pollution blamed for cockroach allergies in children
Outdoor air is the new tobacco — you can blame every ailment on it and no one in the MSM will question you. Continue reading Air pollution blamed for cockroach allergies in children
Happening Right Now: Beijing Air Quality Much Better Than Average U.S.
Still no bodies from when it was bad. Continue reading Happening Right Now: Beijing Air Quality Much Better Than Average U.S.
Claim: Air pollution increases chances of low birth-weight babies
Suffocating smog from China reaches regions of Japan
We continue to await reports of bodies. Continue reading Suffocating smog from China reaches regions of Japan
Senators Question EPA Air Regulation Rule Over Human Testing
Sens. Vitter and Sessions write: “Maybe the biggest reason to slow down [EPA’s new PM2.5] rule is that the EPA is talking out of both sides of their mouth. Continue reading Senators Question EPA Air Regulation Rule Over Human Testing
Fracking emissions kill, says new study
Skeptical minds want to know — where are the bodies? Continue reading Fracking emissions kill, says new study
China entrepreneurs cash in on air pollution
Not undertakers, though. Where are the bodies? Continue reading China entrepreneurs cash in on air pollution
China’s air pollution is so bad it’s visible from space
But no deaths are visible on Earth. Continue reading China’s air pollution is so bad it’s visible from space
EU: Newly found health effects of air pollution call for stronger European air policies
The EU says that PM2.5 kills on a 24-hours basis. Where are the bodies? Not in China! Continue reading EU: Newly found health effects of air pollution call for stronger European air policies
NYTimes: You Think the Air in Beijing Is Bad? Try New Delhi
No bodies mentioned, though.