Multiple Threats to Child Health from Fossil Fuel Combustion: Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change

Conclusion: Going beyond the powerful scientific and economic arguments for urgent action to reduce the burning of fossil fuels is the strong moral imperative to protect our most vulnerable populations.

Citation: Perera FP. 2017. Multiple threats to child health from fossil fuel combustion: impacts of air pollution and climate change. Environ Health Perspect 125:141–148; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP299
Address correspondence to F.P. Perera, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th St. 12th floor, New York, NY 10032 USA. Telephone: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]
J. Chin and B. Shea assisted in the preparation of the manuscript.
The author declares she has no actual or potential competing financial interests.
Received: 5 January 2016
Revised: 1 April 2016
Accepted: 31 May 2016
Published: 21 June 2016
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Introduction
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Source: EHP Research - February 1, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Commentaries Children's Health February 2017 Source Type: research