Asthma and Air Pollution in Two Inner City Areas in New York City.

Goldstein, Inge F.; Block, Gloria

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ERIC Number: EJ103112

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Publication Date: 1974

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Asthma and Air Pollution in Two Inner City Areas in New York City

Goldstein, Inge F.; Block, Gloria

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 24, 7, 665-670, Jul 74

Reports a study of the relationship of visits for asthma to the emergency room to daily temperature and air pollution levels measured in Harlem and Brooklyn. In Harlem no relationship between visits and levels of either smokeshade or sulfur dioxide were found. In Brooklyn a strong relationship was found for levels of sulfur dioxide but not for smokeshade. (SLH)

Descriptors: Air Pollution, Asthma, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Inner City, Natural Resources

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