Friday, January 4, 2008

News on the Air

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7882069 Cancer Risk from Polluted Air
DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—A new study on air pollution has found that Southern California remains among the riskiest places in the country to live when it comes to cancer rates.
The study released Friday by the South Coast Air Quality Management District says that between 1999 and 2004, the overall cancer risk from air pollution declined by more than 15 percent but is "still unacceptably high."
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where diesel use is significant, carry the biggest lifetime cancer risk. Other high-risk areas include Burbank, downtown Los Angeles, Fontana, Huntington Park and Wilmington.

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