September 2011
10 posts
Good news, everybody! →
latimes.com
And a study looking at how transportation methods affected commuters’ exposure to air pollution found cyclists may be at risk. The 2010 study in Environmental Health Perspectives examined particulate matter and soot along two bike routes with different amounts of traffic in the Netherlands.
Because cyclists took in volumes of air per minute that were twice as high as people in cars and buses, researchers estimated their inhaled air pollution amounts were highest.
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