Air Pollution Exposure Harms Cognitive Performance, Study Finds
The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.
by Merrit Kennedy
Aug 27, 2018
2 minutes
Researchers investigating the effects of air pollution conducted math and verbal tests over the course of multiple years on more than 25,000 people in 162 Chinese counties. They matched those results with pollution conditions at the time of each test, and found sobering results.
In paper published Monday in , scientists found that pollution
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