Study Links Air Pollutants with Autism
Bay Area children with the disorder are 50% likelier to be from areas high in several toxic substances. Scientists say more research is needed.
By Marla Cone, Times Staff Writer
June 23, 2006
Children with autism disorders in the San Francisco Bay Area were 50% more likely to be born in neighborhoods with high amounts of several toxic air contaminants, particularly mercury, according to a first-of-its-kind study by the California Department of Health Services.
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Study Links Air Pollutants with Autism
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