Exposure to particular sources of air pollution is harmful to children’s learning and memory

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A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) involving 8,500 children from across the United States revealed that ammonium nitrate (largely the product of agricultural emissions) is linked to poor learning and memory performance in 9- and 10-year-olds. The specific pollutant is also implicated in Alzheimer’s and dementia risk in adults, suggesting that PM2.5 may cause neurocognitive harm across the lifespan. Read the full ScienceDaily article here.