Wu quoted on Louisiana air pollution study

AirUCI faculty Jun Wu is quoted in study that links pre-term and low-weight births in Louisiana’s Ascension Parish to toxic air pollution.  The area is also known locally as Cancer Alley for the chemicals emitted from the many petrochemical plants and refineries there. Jun is surprised that, until recently, no one had studied the link between air pollution in the region and poor birth outcomes. “Air toxins also have been shown to be related to increased risk of birth defects, but the data for the birth defects are harder to get,” she said.  Read the article