N.Y., Calif. Air Is Dirtiest, EPA Says

by Populux | March 22, 2006 at 09:00 am
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AP - New Yorkers and Californians breathe the dirtiest air in the nation and face higher cancer risks than the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


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and if that weren't bad enough, a new study finds smog impacts sperm count!

"Smog is not just bad for the lungs. It can hit a man's sperm count too, a Californian study revealed on Wednesday... The team, from the University's Keck School of Medicine, found that ozone formed in smoggy air was the only pollutant that appeared to be
linked to decreased sperm production. Carbon monoxide seemed to have no
effect"

 

 

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