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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
Don't laugh it could be true!
At the very least they will be breathing in less crap from polluted air.
O, I just 'got" freeztars' post- groan 
How about all you science teachers out there get your students to do a project/essay/experiment on/using indoor plants? Raise some awareness. |
i just spent five minutes with google scholar accessioning years of research on children's IQ and pollutants. I posted it all then the computer disconnected from the web
I have just spent an hour working out that it was upset because the speaker wasn't plugged in. Groan again
Why don't we have smarter computers
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Quite a big PDF file on pollutants in Jakarta, attached to this brief summary
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For example, if annual concentrations of particulate matter were reduced to the midpoint of the World Health Organisation guideline (and former U.S. ambient standard), the estimates indicate a reduction per year of 1,400 premature deaths (with a range of 900 to 1,900), 49,000 emergency room visits, 600,000 asthma attacks, 7.6 million restricted activity days (including work loss), 124,000 cases of bronchitis in children, and 37 million minor respiratory symptoms.
In the case of Jakarta, the methodology suggests that reducing exposure to lead and nitrogen dioxide should also be a high priority.
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Estimating the health effects of air pollutants : a method with an application to Jakarta
What's the deal with nitrogen dioxide?
It has popped up on the Terra preta forums too or is that N2O?
Another excellent article
Children's Environmental Health: Risks and Remedies - Population Reference Bureau
This shows the effects of VERY bad pollution, still , does anyone really know what is a safe level for a growing brain?
It seems, if nothing else, plants will probably result in less childhood sickness and time off school so this will effect their learning and IQ scores based on general knowledge.
leaded petrol is still a big problem in many countries. Is there any research around that shows plants remove lead from the air?
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Lead Exposure to lead remains the main environmental problem for young children in developing countries, according to Environmental Defense and the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning.28 Even small amounts of lead can be dangerous, especially for the development of the brain: Studies have shown that IQ falls by up to six points for every 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (µg/dl). Lead exposure can also cause anemia, kidney disease, hearing damage, and impaired fertility; at high levels, it can result in coma or death.2
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some more stuff on IQ and indoor pollution
Exposure to PCB 153 in Vitro and in Vivo
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A rodent study by Hussain et al. (p. 827) showed that long-term potentiation in the brain, believed to be correlated with learning ability, was reduced after exposure to PCB 153. The authors suggest that this mechanism may explain the reduction of IQ in humans exposed to PCBs early in development. (Also see Science Selections, p. A416)
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Environ Health Perspect 108-9, 2000: In This Issue
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Psychological and toxic effects of air pollution can lead to psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety and changes in mood, cognition, and behavior.
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Elsevier Article Locator
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Since 1952 an avalanche of scientific research has
provided independently validated, confirmatory
evidence on the adverse health effects of fine
particles and noxious gases in the air. The quality of
air is deteriorating in many cities, due to uncontrolled
urbanisation, industrialisation, and motorization. The
World Health Organization attributes 150,000
premature deaths to outdoor air pollution each year,
with lung cancer increasing by 8%, cardiovascular
disease by 6% and all case mortality by 4%3. Even
more staggering is the global scale estimate of 2.5
million deaths each year due to indoor air pollution.
Despite these figures, indoor pollution remains a
neglected area in most developing countries4.
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http://www.srilankacollegeofpaediatr...hildren%20.pdf
Some general stuff
How can you check Radon levels? How come it is indoors?
National Center for Environmental Health: Healthy Housing Reference Manual - Chapter 5: Indoor Air Pollutants and Toxic Materials | CDC
Do plants help?
My daughter just sent me this-
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This story made me smile - huzzah, nature one, councils nil!
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Further tunnelling to allow for the Lutwyche Rd tree - known locally as Pop's Fig - along with design changes to stations and connections were blamed for the cost increase. An exact price for preserving the tree, likely to be several million dollars, could not be obtained last night.
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City's most expensive fig tree adds millions to busway | The Courier-Mail
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