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UCLA study: L.A. neighborhoods show striking differences in transit-related air pollution

Suzanne Paulson (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences recently headed a study of transit-related air pollution in L.A. neighborhoods. The study indicates that while more affluent neighborhoods generally fared better, the Mar Vista community near the Santa Monica Airport scored worse for ultra-fine particle pollutants than freeway-laced downtown and Boyle Heights and far worse than neighboring portions of West Los Angeles.

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Sustainable LA

UCLA could teach L.A. commuters to improve traffic

UCLA transportation’s sustained campaign to encourage alternative commuting methods like public transit, vanpools, biking and walking has resulted in a dramatic increase in the use of alternative transportation by UCLA students, staff and faculty. For the first time in UCLA history, more commuting students walk to campus than drive.

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Sustainable LA

Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from ‘good’ to ‘bad’

Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) choesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.

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Sustainable LA

A quarter of Angelenos breathe noxious freeway pollutants every morning

A study conducted by Suzanne Paulson (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) indicates that roughly a quarter of Angelenos are exposed to noxious plumes of freeway fumes almost every morning – far more people than previously believed.

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Sustainable LA

UCLA researchers find potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers

Scientists from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school’s epidemiology department and a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers.

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Archive Tag: Air Quality

UCLA study: L.A. neighborhoods show striking differences in transit-related air pollution

UCLA could teach L.A. commuters to improve traffic

Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from ‘good’ to ‘bad’

A quarter of Angelenos breathe noxious freeway pollutants every morning

UCLA researchers find potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers

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