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Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma

mercurynews.com -- Each year, asthma attacks send tens of thousands of California children to the emergency room. Some of the patients face such severe and enduring symptoms that they are admitted to the hospital for days. In 2010, the state had more than 11,000 such admissions, costing an average of $19,000 apiece.

Exposure to pollution has long been a concern for families across the Bay Area, from the waterfront industries in Oakland and Pittsburg to the oil refineries in Benicia and Martinez to the clogged freeways that traverse the South Bay and Peninsula. In Alameda County, the asthma hospitalization rate -- 20.3 stays for every 10,000 children -- is nearly twice the state average and the third-highest in California, next to rates in Imperial and Fresno counties. Some Oakland neighborhoods sent child

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Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,021 Points:1,114,370 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 3:07:35 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse just be glad you aren't in Houston....
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,021 Points:1,114,370 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 3:06:18 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse actually Fresno's problem is tied to several things -- including the blowing of pollution from the bay into the central valley.... and the central valley is loaded with dust and other airborne particulates
jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,768 Points:593,695 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 13, 2013 2:59:54 AM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse This is not good.... just be thankful you're no in Beijing China.
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,347 Points:571,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 13, 2013 12:54:59 AM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse High gas prices have taken a toll on my piggy bank.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,365 Points:1,245,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 7:47:27 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse And our air is a whole lot cleaner than the Central Valley's air.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,084 Points:1,450,275 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 5:59:25 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Yes, pollution is bad for children with asthma, all children and adults, too. What a surprise. Unfortunately, those who live near refineries are low income people who cannot afford healthcare.
YumaFellow Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,300 Points:624,545 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 2:29:32 PM Ignore YumaFellow Report Abuse This is one of the hidden costs of continuing to use fossil fuels--a common theme in my posts. Health care costs make the cost of using coal, for example, much higher than other fuels. It is just that the price of the needed health care does not get included in the market price. If it did, renewables would look better to more people in the marketplace.
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,959 Points:1,018,570 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 12:25:55 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse Why isn't Los Angeles on this list? Our pollution should be higher than up north. [Edited by: schatzila at 2/12/2013 12:26:20 PM EST]
lgwhitlock Champion Author Chico Posts:7,400 Points:1,688,420 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 11:09:11 AM Ignore lgwhitlock Report Abuse I am sure the same is true of any heavily populated area. At least being near the bay their air tends to get cleaned out more than inland areas...
teenitup Champion Author Houston Posts:1,674 Points:252,030 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 10:49:12 AM Ignore teenitup Report Abuse Good points BurntOrange. This story is a yawner as far as facts go.
BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:8,738 Points:1,584,965 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 9:36:04 AM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse Absolutely zero data in this article to tie pollution to the increased incidence of asthma. Rates are higher in Fresno? Why is that? In Austin, we have very high levels of asthma. Since outbreaks are highly seasonal, evidence supports it being related to increased pollen in the air, particularly ragweed and juniper (aka cedar fever).
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,952 Points:726,090 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 7:53:51 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse Not Good!
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,352 Points:747,625 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 7:37:22 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Time to move
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,249 Points:495,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 7:05:44 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse It will take a toll on any one
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,304 Points:2,373,320 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 6:50:01 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse i wonder how much gas is there ?
Radar1992 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,335 Points:312,115 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 6:49:39 AM Ignore Radar1992 Report Abuse With all the electric and hybrid cars in the Bay Area...how is this possible?
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,798 Points:1,004,195 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 6:24:55 AM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse ok
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,073 Points:2,347,460 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 5:18:28 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma! Some people are affected with atmospheric pollution more than others. Before 1990 or earlier, some vehicles were still on the road and belching black smoke and were not very fuel efficient. I drove some of those vehicles and it was not uncommon to try to breathe on the street while walking, riding a bycycle or a motorcycle and not smell noxious fumes, smoke or bad smells from passing vehicles. It would leave you gasping for clean air many times. Times are much better now! The atmosphere did not have very clean air to breathe and you did Not want to live downwind of refinieries or some manufacturing plants. The coal burning plants in England, at the start of the century, were some very bad polluting places to live downwind and people died early. If you or your children have breathing 'problems' try to move to a 'cleaner' location. Drive vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high!
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Luckylindy Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,524 Points:1,129,020 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 4:36:00 AM Ignore Luckylindy Report Abuse In Kalifornia, how can that be?
Z06KY Champion Author Louisville Posts:5,155 Points:907,665 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 4:25:42 AM Ignore Z06KY Report Abuse Give California back to Mexico?
quasar502 Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,593 Points:803,300 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 4:21:15 AM Ignore quasar502 Report Abuse Big health bills down the road.
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TravelinMan52 Champion Author Augusta Posts:1,935 Points:965,595 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 4:18:27 AM Ignore TravelinMan52 Report Abuse I'm sure this is growing into a widespread problem...
dongo50 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:14,712 Points:2,382,970 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 4:17:25 AM Ignore dongo50 Report Abuse hmm
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Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:9,614 Points:1,597,445 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:59:14 AM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...people are a commodity in the way of profit...oh, wait, I thought that was other species we were stepping on...
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jcdakota Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,347 Points:361,345 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:55:00 AM Ignore jcdakota Report Abuse Catalytic converters aren't the answer?
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:14,929 Points:1,594,150 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:50:56 AM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse abacus44 ... Yep but it only affects children. On re-reading this article, I can see also that it still has nothing to do with gas or energy prices.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,075 Points:1,629,095 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:43:46 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse China's awful pollution may prove to be its ultimate undoing
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,021 Points:1,114,370 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:42:51 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Nah comprof... we rely on you for that.... (grin)
SHEP20715 Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,486 Points:1,717,770 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:36:38 AM Ignore SHEP20715 Report Abuse The owners of factories and refineries, do not care about the health of people. There only concern is profit. Yet idiots want to deregulate them, I guess they don't like clean air.
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,490 Points:750,440 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:31:22 AM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse From the headline, can we assume that pollution has no impact on children elsewhere?
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,141 Points:1,358,605 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:29:48 AM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse We do need to minimize all pollution. At the same time we can't return to pre industrialisation times.
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stefanwaggoner All-Star Author Bakersfield Posts:562 Points:151,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:28:00 AM Ignore stefanwaggoner Report Abuse Worse than china some days with all the smog
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