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Article: Arizona study: Air pollution causes increase in children's asthma attacks

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A study conducted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has revealed a correlation between asthma attacks in children and increased air pollution in the Valley.

The study was funded by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and tracked Phoenix-area hospital and emergency room reports of asthma attacks in children between the ages of 5-18 from January 2005 until September 2006. The approximately 5,000 asthma attacks were then compared to air-quality data from the region in which they occurred.

According to the report released by ADEQ, the study found that asthma attacks increased 14 percent on days with elevated levels of particulate matter of less than 10 ...

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