INTRODUCTION: When fossil fuels are burned inside a car or truck engine,
large quantities of gases and particles are released out the tailpipe and concentrate
near roadways. This includes nitrogen dioxide,
Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5), Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) and black carbon. Along
with this, toxic chemicals such as benzene and dioxin coat the
particles' exterior further adding to their toxicity. Invisible to the naked eye, these
particles are inhaled into the lungs and dispersed to organs
throughout the body (including the heart and brain). Here, they accumulate inside cells
and accelerate the aging process by
creating billions of free radicals, inflammation and damaging DNA.
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This results in reduced cell function and early cell death.
As studies on the hazards of traffic related air pollution are rarely discussed,
this website was created to address important information not reaching the public.
As seen below,
the evidence shows dozens of previously unrecognized health problems occurring from
decades of exposure to
even low levels of traffic related air pollution.
All studies are peer-reviewed from the National Library of Medicine database and
include a link to the original journal article.
This information is intended for the general public, media, physicians treating
patients with these conditions, and will hopefully be used as
a common-sense roadmap showing how improvements in human health and dramatic
reductions in physical suffering and medical costs can be achieved upon
accelerating our transition toward alternative non-fossil fuel vehicles, rather than
opting for delays promoted by special interests
affiliated with the fossil fuel industry.
In fact, the conclusions of these studies, and scientists involved, repeatedly
suggest a failure to accelerate our transition toward
alternative non-fossil fuel vehicles (such as electric), will most likely result in
un-recoverable consequences with severe repercussions to society
and public health. Along with a link to each original study, we provide a link to a
PDF version
for easy Printing. Alongside the PDF link is a checkbox which allows you to SAVE the
first page of the study PDF.
At the top of the page in the menu bar is a "Make Booklet" link. When this is
selected, all checkbox PDFs you previously clicked are
combined into a customized PDF packet containing the first page of all studies you
selected. This facilitates organization for any presentations
on the subject.
October 1, 2024
National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City
Source: Toxicology Pathologies, Feb 2008
September 17, 2024
Inst of Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians Univ, Germany
Source: New England Journal of Medicine, Oct 2004
June 23, 2024
Univ of Modena, Italy - Unv of California
Source: European J of Epidemiology, Jul 2023
June 3, 2024
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Source: Journal Epidemiology Community Health, Aug 2013
June 2, 2024
Inst of Environ Med, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Oct 2019
June 2, 2024
University of Idaho, Univ Valle de Mexico
Source: Environmental Research, Nov 2017
May 27, 2024
Dept of Psy & NeuroScience, Duke University, NC
Source: JAMA Network Open, Apr 2021
May 22, 2024
Centre for Environ Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium
Source: JAMA Network Open, Apr 2024
May 20, 2024
Rheumatology Dept, Royal Cornwall Hospital, UK
Source: Journal Inflammation (London) Oct, 2015
May 15, 2024
Dept of Obst & Gyn, Peking Univ 3rd Hospital, China
Source: Frontiers Public Health, Dec 2022
May 15, 2024
Dept of Health Sciences, NE University, Boston
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Mar 2017
May 14, 2024
National Researach Council, Univ of Padova, Italy
Source: Multiple Sclerosis, Nov 2019
May 13, 2024
Centre for Envir. Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium
Source: Environmental International, Jul 2023
May 1, 2024
School of Public Health, Univ of California, Berkely
Source: Environmental Health, Jun 2014
April 20, 2024
Child Growth & Dev Res, Isfahan Univ of Med Sci, Iran
Source: Advances Biomedical Research, Nov 2022
April 15, 2024
School of Public Health, Peking University, China
Source: Gastroenterology, Jul 2023
April 14, 2024
Peking Univ Clin Research Institute, Beijing, China
Source: Health Data Science, Oct 2023
April 13, 2024
University of California, Berkeley
Source: Preventive Medicine, Jan 2010
April 12, 2024
Dept of Env & Occup Health, Univ of California
Source: Particle Fibre Toxicology, Jan 2022
April 9, 2024
School of Public Health, Univ of North Carolina
Source: Scandinavian J Work & Environ Health, Oct 1989
April 7, 2024
Division of Allergy & Respiratory Disease, South Korea
Source: Ecotoxicology Environmental Safety, Mar 2024
April 4, 2024
Dept of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Source: Circulatory Research, Nov 2016
April 1, 2024
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Univ of S. California
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Jun 2011
April 1, 2024
Dept of Env & Occupational Health Sci, Univ of Washington
Source: Environmental Research, Sep 2019
April 1, 2024
Dept of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado
Source: Environmental Health, Jan 2023
April 1, 2024
Inst for Population & Precision Health, Univ of Chicago, IL
Source: Cancer Causes Control, Dec 2023
March 31, 2024
Dept of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
Source: Int J Occup Med Environmental Health, Dec 2018
March 31, 2024
Dept of Clin Sciences and Comm Health, Univ of Milan, Italy
Source: Environmental Pollution, Jan 2022
March 31, 2024
Dept of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Source: British Medical Journal, Apr 2023
March 30, 2024
Harvard School Public Health
Source: Circulation, Oct 21, 2014
March 30, 2024
Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London
Source: JAMA Psychiatry, Jun 2019
March 30, 2024
Dept of Nuclear Med, W China Hospital of Sichuan Univ China
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders, Jun 2023
March 30, 2024
School of Environ Health, Univ of British Columbia, Canada
Source: Epidemiology, Sep 2010
March 30, 2024
Ctr for Research in Environ Epid, Univ Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Apr 2016
March 29, 2024
Inst of Social and Preventive Med, Univ of Bern, Switzerland
Source: European J of Epidemiology Dec 2015
March 28, 2024
Inst of Social & Preventive Med, Univ of Bern, Switzerland
Source: Environmental International, Aug 2022
March 28, 2024
School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Source: Environmental Pollution, Sep 2023
March 28, 2024
Div of Environmental Health, Univ of Southern California
Source: Environmental Healthy, Feb 2018
March 27, 2024
The First Clin Medical College of Lanzhou Univ, China
Source: Journal of Ovarian Research, Oct 2023
March 26, 2024
School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Jun 2012
March 26, 2024
The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China
Source: Toxics, Oct 2023
March 26, 2024
College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taiwan
Source: Epidemiology, Oct 2017
March 24, 2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York
Source: Environmental Research, Jul 2016
March 24, 2024
Leibniz Research Inst for Environmental Medicine, Germany
Source: Environmental Health, Jun 2015
March 24, 2024
School of Population and Pub Health, Univ of British Columbia
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Sep 2015
March 24, 2024
University of Southern California
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Jul 2010
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