Sentences with phrase «much exposure urban»

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Much less is known about the impact of environmental and psychological exposures, but some potential threats include: • Air pollution: A small study of 60 newborns in New York City found that expectant mothers» exposure to combustion - related urban air pollution — emissions from cars, trucks, residential heating, power generation and tobacco smoking — may alter the structure of chromosomes in their fetuses.

In a separate study conducted by Zhang Zhaobin of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University, exposure to TPT reduced the ability of the Japanese Medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) to produce viable offspring by as much as 75 % in a controlled facility.