Epa Awards Largest-Ever Grant to Study Health Effects of Air Pollution
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SEATTLE, Wash., July 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Administrator Mike Leavitt today awarded the University of Washington a $30 million grant to study the connection between air pollution and cardiovascular disease. The grant is the largest ever awarded by the EPA for scientific research, and will contribute to a better understanding of the long-term health effects of breathing air contaminated by particulate matter and other pollutants.
"The President is pursuing a national strategy to dramatically improve America's air quality," said Administrator Leavitt. "An important component of this strategy is to improve our understanding of the health risks from long-term exposure to particulate pollution, particularly as it relates to heart disease, the leading cause of death in our country."See the full content of this document
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Epa Awards Largest-Ever Grant to Study Health Effects of Air Pollution
In a recent evaluation of the EPA's research on particulate matter (PM), the National Research Council highlighted the need for a prospecti...
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