Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Living near an airport 'is bad for your heart'

Living within six miles of an airport makes people much more likely to suffer heart problems and asthma, a study has found.
The researchers blamed pollutant carbon monoxide (CO) which is pumped out in higher quantities when planes are idling or taxi-ing on runways.
They found that hospital admissions for both asthma and other respiratory problems were 17 per cent higher for people living within six miles of an aiport.more news

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