Toxic air raises risk of death
Source: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/579542
Jem Cain, on Gardiner’s Kipling Ave. overpass near where she lives, is afraid her proximity to industrial areas as well as traffic is exposing her to health risks. A new study confirms her fears. (Jan. 28, 2009)
Key Quote:
“the relative risk of death from all causes increased by 17 per cent for those who lived in areas where nitrogen dioxide was highest, and by 40 per cent for death from heart disease and stroke.”
NO2 concentration for Toronto is 20 (average) – 60 ppb, levels that Ottawa experiences daily at some (many?) locations
Filed under: Health Impacts, Ottawa, Urban Traffic
