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January 9, 2018

NEW RESEARCH: Teen Exposure to air pollution affects IQ

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Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center researchers JC Chen, Diana Younan, Meredith Franklin, and colleagues recently published work documenting their findings about how air pollution can affect the IQ of teens.

The study can be found here.

Wang, P., Tuvblad, C., & Younan, D., Franklin, M., Lurmann, F., Wu, J., Baker, L., Chen, J.C. (2017). Socioeconomic disparities and sexual dimorphism in neurotoxic effects of ambient fine particles on youth IQ: A longitudinal analysis. PLOS ONE. 12. e0188731. 10.1371/journal.pone.0188731.

Teen Exposure to Air Pollution Could Reduce IQ Levels Long Term

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