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Environmental Defense Fund: Ask Dr. John' - School Bus Pollution and Health
Posted on October 10, 2008
Every day, half a million school buses safely carry 24 million American children to school, field trips and athletic events.Unfortunately, most buses are powered by diesel engines that actually pollute the air inside the bus. Studies show the pollution gets trapped inside the bus, where kids breathe it in. Dr. John Balbus, EDF's chief health scientist, answers common questions about school bus pollution and your child's health. Q: I don't see billowing clouds of black smoke behind the school bus. Does that mean the bus exhaust is clean?Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Even clean-looking ...
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