Breathe Project Reports

Peer-reviewed

Fine Particles Can Impact Child Brain Growth

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Published 2020
Air Quality, birth outcomes, Cardiopulmonary Disease, Public Health
International

Summary

Fine particles — known as PM2.5 — may alter the size of a child’s developing brain, which may ultimately increase the risk for cognitive and emotional problems later in adolescence.

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