Climate Change and Children’s Health: Protecting and Preparing Our Youngest

Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a nearly ubiquitous environmental pollutant. It is known to be inflammatory and is linked to a plethora of health effects including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary fibrosis. New research sheds light on which components of DPM are harmful to the lung and what mechanisms they trigger [EHP 119(3):332-336; Reynolds et al.].