Pregnancy Hypertension Risk Increased by Traffic-related Air Pollution

A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman’s risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension. NTP scientists evaluated published research on the link between traffic-related air pollution, or TRAP, and hypertensive disorders broken down by pollutant measurements of TRAP, such as particul...
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research