People who live near freeways exposed to 25 times more particle pollution Studies conducted in the

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Read this carefully. cruise america rv rental The unelected government in the Bay Area has created a project called “stack and pack”.  That is putting multi-storied affordable housing near government transportation.  It also will promote business “incentives” to build and operate within six blocks of government transportation.
Researchers observed an approximately 10-20% increase in the risk of premature birth and low birth weight for infants born to women living near high traffic areas in Los Angeles County. In particular, the researchers found that for each one part per million increase in annual average carbon monoxide concentrations where the women lived, there was a 19% and 11% increase in risk for low birth weight and premature births, respectively.
One of Plan Bay Area s primary drivers is to create affordable, high-density housing near mass transportation. In most cases, this means PDAs, by definition, will have high concentrations cruise america rv rental of minorities, seniors, poor people and children near amenities like train tracks, bus lines, freeways cruise america rv rental and busy roads.
Unfortunately, these amenities have been studied numerous times since the year 2000 and consistently show increased health risks to these vulnerable populations. For example here is a partial list of studies compiled by the Sierra Club and the Environmental Law and Policy Center:
Dutch researchers looked at the effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollutants on 5,000 adults. They found that people who lived near a main road were almost twice as likely to die from heart or lung disease and 1.4 times as likely to die from any cause compared with those who lived in less-trafficked areas. Researchers say these results are similar to those seen in previous US studies on the effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution. The authors say traffic emissions contain many pollutants that might be responsible for the health risks, such as ultrafine particles, diesel soot, and nitrogen oxides, which have been linked cruise america rv rental to cardiovascular and respiratory problems.
Hoek, Brunekreef, Goldbohn, Fischer, van den Brandt. (2002). Association between mortality and indicators of traffic-related air pollution in the Netherlands: cruise america rv rental a cohort study. Lancet , 360 (9341): 1203-9.
A study in Erie County, New York (excluding the city of Buffalo) found that children living in neighborhoods with heavy truck traffic within 200 meters of their homes had increased risks of asthma hospitalization. The study examined hospital admission for asthma amongst children ages 0-14, and residential proximity to roads with heavy traffic.
Researchers observed an approximately 10-20% increase in the risk of premature birth and low birth weight for infants born to women living near high traffic areas in Los Angeles County. In particular, the researchers found that for each one part per million increase in annual average carbon monoxide concentrations where the women lived, there was a 19% and 11% increase in risk for low birth weight and premature births, cruise america rv rental respectively.
Traffic-related air pollution associated with respiratory symptoms cruise america rv rental in two year old children  This cohort study found that two year old children who are exposed to higher levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have self-reported respiratory illnesses, including wheezing, ear/nose/throat infections, and reporting of physician-diagnosed asthma, flu or serious cold.
Brauer et al. (2002). Air Pollution from Traffic and the Development of Respiratory Infections and Asthmatic and Allergic Symptoms in Children. Am J Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine . Vol. 166 pp 1092-1098.
People who live near freeways exposed to 25 times more particle pollution  Studies conducted in the vicinity of Interstates 405 and 710 in Southern California found that the number of ultrafine particles in the air was approximately 25 times more concentrated near the freeways and that pollution levels gradually decrease back to normal cruise america rv rental (background) levels around 300 meters, or 990 feet, downwind from the freeway. The researchers note that motor vehicles are the most significant source of ultrafine particles, which have been linked to increases in mortality and morbidity. Recent research concludes that ultrafine particles are more toxic than larger particles with the same chemical composition. Moreover, the researchers found considerably higher concentrations of carbon monoxide pollution near the freeways.
Zhu, Hinds, Kim, Sioutas. Concentration and size distribution of ultrafine cruise america rv rental particles near a major highway. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association . September 2002. Zhu, Hinds, Kim, Shen, Sioutas. Study of ultrafine particles near a major highway with heavy-duty diesel traffic. Atmospheric Environment . 36(2002), cruise america rv rental 4323-4335.
cruise america rv rental A study of nearly 10,000 children in England found that wheezing illness, including asthma, was more likely with increasing proximity of a child s home to main roads. The risk was greatest for children living within 90 meters of the road.
A 2000 Denver cruise america rv rental study showed that children living within 250 yards of streets or highways with 20,000 vehicles per day are six times more likely to develop all types of cancer and eight times more likely to get leukemia. The study looked at associations between traffic density, power lines, and all childhood cancers with measurements obtained in 1979 and 1990. It found a weak association cruise america rv rental from power lines, but a strong association with highways. It suggested that benzene pollution might be the cancer promoter causing the problem.
Another study analyzed the effect of traffic-related air pollution and traffic accidents on life expectancy in the area of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. It estimated that 4,325 deaths in this region would result from motor vehicle emissions compared to 891 from traffic accidents (over a lifetime).
The most comprehensive study of urban toxic air pollution ever undertaken shows that motor vehicles and other mobile sources of air pollution are the predominant source cruise america rv rental of cancer-causing cruise america rv rental air pollutants in Southern California. Overall, the study showed that motor vehicles and other mobile sources accounted for about 90% of the cancer risk from toxic air pollution, most of which is from diesel soot (70% of the cancer risk). Industries and other stationary sources accounted for the remaining 10%. The study showed that the highest risk is in urban areas where there is heavy traffic and high concentrations of population and industry.
Now, a lot of issues have been stated about public health and that s clearly one of the key aspects cruise america rv rental of the environmental review.  Much of our medical information comes from a time when we were using very dirty fuels-lead fuels, very dirty diesel fuels, fuels that were not used in other parts of the world like Europe, and now we re converting over to a completely different standard of fuels and diesel cruise america rv rental and filters, etcetera.
That s going to change the health baseline cruise america rv rental for a lot of projects, and once we have a better understanding of what that might mean from a health impact-that s part of the disclosures that take place, and part of the choices that people make relative to whether they want to live in one of these projects or not. MTC Planning Committee and ABAG Administrative Committee, Friday, March 8, 2013
The Final Environmental Impact Report released on July 5, 2013 acknowledges the risks of pollution, particulate matter and cancer in its Air Quality section. It also recognizes in most cases, even with mitigation, impact remains significant and unavoidable. Here are some sample acknowledgements:
Implementation of the proposed Plan could cause a localized net increase in sensitive receptors located in Transit Priority Project (TPP) corridors cruise america rv rental where TACs or fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations result in a cancer risk greater than 100/million or a concentration of PM2.5 greater than 0.8 μg/m3. (Draft EIR, p. 2.2-38)
Implementation of the proposed Plan could result in a localized larger increase or smaller decrease of TACs and or PM2.5 emissions in disproportionally impacted communities compared to the remainder of the Bay Area communities. (Draft EIR, p. 2.2-83)
If the goal were to reduce vehicle exhaust, cruise america rv rental MTC would urge unified BART; annex Santa Clara and San Mateo counties to BART and plan for BART around the Bay. Let the people vote for 5-County cruise america rv rental BART as they did half a century ago for today s BART. Bring BART to the Golden Gate and Carquinez bridges, Brentwood, and beyond Livermore and the Altamont to the Central Valley. A balanced plan should cruise america rv rental win voter approval.