Saturday January 05th 2008, 11:11 pm
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- A new study on air pollution has found that Southern California remains among the riskiest places in the country to live when it comes to cancer rates.
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Study finds cancer risk from SoCal air pollution still high (North County Times)
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Saturday January 05th 2008, 4:33 pm
Fontana has the most toxic air pollution of 10 areas sampled in Southern California, edging out downtown Los Angeles in the largest study ever conducted in the region, air-quality officials said Friday.
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Pollution Cancer Risk Down 15% In Southern California, But Still Too High (Medical News Today)
Saturday January 05th 2008, 2:10 pm
If you live in Southern California, your risk of developing cancer as a result of air pollution is 15% lower today than it was about 10 years ago, according to a two year study carried out by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
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Cancer risk from Southern California air pollution still high, study says (The Monterey County Herald)
Saturday January 05th 2008, 4:55 am
DIAMOND BAR Cancer risk from dirty air still high Astudy released Friday found the cancer risk from air pollution in Southern California is down 15 percent, but the good news was tempered by the reality that the region still has some of the dirtiest air in the country.
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Toxic-air cancer risk drops (The Arizona Republic)
Saturday January 05th 2008, 2:38 am
LOS ANGELES - Cancer risk from Southern California's air pollution has declined by 17 percent in the past seven years but remains dangerously high near ports, truck-laden freeways, rail yards and in booming areas east of LosAngeles, according to a study released Friday by regional air regulators.
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Moms group all fired up to help curb air pollution (Deseret Morning News)
Saturday January 05th 2008, 2:34 am
On a typical afternoon you'll see Dana Clark knocking on the window of some car idling in front of the school across from her house. Politely, Clark will explain that turning off an idling engine is something that moms can do to help clean up Utah's filthy air.
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Study finds cancer risk from SoCal air pollution still high (North County Times)
Saturday January 05th 2008, 2:26 am
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- A new study on air pollution has found that Southern California remains among the riskiest places in the country to live when it comes to cancer rates.
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More News (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Saturday January 05th 2008, 1:08 am
Carcinogens linger around transit corridors; diesel blamed. DIAMOND BAR - The chance of developing cancer from air pollution in the Southland has declined in recent years, but people living near the ports and along transportation corridors continue to face highly elevated health risks.
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