How can living next to road harm your health?
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Exhaust from internal combustion engines contains multiple air pollutants. Living next to or near roads, especially busy ones, can have long-term health impacts especially for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
For example, children who live within a quarter-mile of freeways have higher rates of asthma than peers who live farther away from those roads.
Traffic is also noisy, and noise pollution is a stressor for people as well. Chronic stress can lead to a wide range of increased health issues.
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