UCLA Researchers Uncover Air Pollution, Autism Link
UCLA researchers found that Los Angeles County women who were exposed to higher estimated air pollution levels had a 12% to 15% greater chance of having a child who develops autism than women who lived in areas with less pollution during their pregnancies, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
- "Autism: UCLA Study Finds Air Pollution Correlation" (Danelski, Riverside Press-Enterprise, 3/27). Â