Young children who live near a major roadway are twice as likely to score lower on tests of communications skills than those who live farther away, new research indicates.
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April 14, 2019 1:18 PM
According to the research "Young children who live near a major roadway are twice as likely to score lower on tests of communications skills than those who live farther away". it has to do with the high air pollution which impacts children developing lower nonverbal IQ. estimates suggest that 30% to 45% of people residing in large North American cities live within 0.3 miles of a highway or a major road.
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