UC Davis Environmental Justice Project

Environmental Justice in the Central Valley

Academic Literature Review: Entry #97

CategoryAir
Keywordsair quality, health
TitleAirborne Particles of the California Central Valley Alter the Lungs of Healthy Adult Rats
CommentsThis study demonstrated that exposure to Fresno ambient particulate matter had significant effects on the health of rats. This study may be useful documentation of scientific findings of air pollution.
Author(s)Smith, K. R, S. Kim, J. J. Recendez, S, V. Teague, M. G. Ménache, D. E. Grubbs, C. Sioutas, and K. E. Pinkerton
Year2003
Appeared InEnvironmental Health Perspectives #111 (vol. 7), pp. 902–908