NEWS: The Guardian November 13, 2019
Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer for first time.
The Guardian reports “New research has linked air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer for the first time.. Tiny particles produced by motor traffic can invade the brain and carry carcinogens”
“Brain cancers are rare, and the scientists have calculated that an increase in pollution exposure roughly equivalent to moving from a quiet city street to a busy one leads to one extra case of brain cancer for every 100,000 people exposed.
“Environmental risks like air pollution are not large in magnitude – their importance comes because everyone in the population is exposed,” said Scott Weichenthal, at McGill University in Canada, who led the study. “So when you multiply these small risks by lots of people, all of sudden there can be lots of cases. In a large city, it could be a meaningful number, particularly given the fact that these tumours are often fatal.””
Another report of the implications of air pollution on our health.
So building the proposed Oxford to Cambridge Expressway would not help this, especially with the proposed 1 million new homes.. and their cars… all along the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
You can read the full article here.
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