Toxicology

Pollutant exposure before and after birth can harm children's lungs

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 4th, 2004

Children prenatally exposed to pollutants, such as motor vehicle exhaust, and postnatally exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) may be more likely to suffer from asthma and related symptoms early in life.

A study in the October 2004 issue of Chest shows that young children who are exposed to these pollutants may be significantly more likely to develop respiratory conditions at ages 12 and 24 months.

"A great deal of new evidence suggests that the respiratory system may be vulnerable to damage caused by inhaled environmental agents during the prenatal period," said Rachel L. Miller, MD, the study's lead author at the Columbia Center for...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-11-04)

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