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Decrease in air pollution associated with decrease in respiratory symptoms among children

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The study involved children (age range, 5-18 years) from 3 groups, and was conducted during the 1993-2001, 1996-2004, and 2003-2012 years in 8 Southern California communities. 2016) “Association of Changes in Air Quality With Bronchitic Symptoms in Children in California,” 1993-2012. Kiros Berhane, Ph.D., —Berhane et al.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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Meanwhile, environmentalists were voicing concern—about how noisy such aircraft are taking off, about the possibility that their high-altitude emissions would erode the ozone layer, and about how disruptive the sonic booms would be. was founded by billionaire Robert Bass in 2003. Boom Supersonic. The company, based in Reno, Nev.,