FINDINGS MAY SUPPORT AIR POLLUTION CUTS TO REDUCE HEART DISEASE RISKS

November 26, 2004
A forthcoming study suggesting that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is as much a contributor to heart disease as poor diet, stress and lack of exercise could help policymakers justify further reductions in the acceptable level of the pollutant, according to sources familiar with PM research. Researchers for the first time tested humans to examine what impact PM2.5 has on atherosclerosis -- a narrowing of the arteries that can lead to blood clots, heart attacks and strokes. It found...


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