Study says traffic pollution damage young lung development

United States researchers found that live in the Highway near young lung development may be affected by pollution from vehicle exhaust and other traffic, and serious injury prone to respiratory diseases later in life.

United States Southern California researchers on 3677 youngsters for 8 years of tracking survey results found, and live in the 1500 meters away from Highway outside, living in distance 500 meters from the highway, lung capacity is small, but also more prone to lung hypoplasia. The researchers say, lung capacity is small, Lung hypoplasia, adult life with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) chance to become larger and will result in decreased exercise capacity, and lung development problems impact on boys than on girls.