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Poor Air Quality in Classrooms Related to Asthma and Rhinitis in Primary Schoolchildren of the French 6 Cities Study

From: http://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2012/03/20/thoraxjnl-2011-200391 Thorax: An International Journal of Respiratory Medicine Thorax doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200391 Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Marion Hulin, François Lavaud, Chantal Raherison, Christine Kopferschmitt, Frederic de Blay, Denis André Charpin, Caillaud Denis Poor air quality in classrooms related to asthma and rhinitis in … Continue reading

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How Do Temperature Inversions Impact Air Quality?

From: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Salt Lake City, Utah http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/TemperatureInversions.php How do inversions impact air quality? This information on the NOAA website describes temperature inversions and how they negatively impact air quality: “Surface temperature inversions play a major role … Continue reading

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Ambient Air Quality and Occurrence of Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

From: PubMed.gov http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12566960 Neuroepidemiology. 2003 Jan-Feb;22(1):95-9. Ambient air quality and occurrence of multiple sclerosis relapse. Oikonen M, Laaksonen M, Laippala P, Oksaranta O, Lilius EM, Lindgren S, Rantio-Lehtimäki A, Anttinen A, Koski K, Erälinna JP. Aerobiology Unit, University of Turku, … Continue reading

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