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PM2.5 exposure may impair cognitive abilities in kids, raise Alzheimer’s risk
Updated On: 02 November, 2024 04:35 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The peer-reviewed study based on 8,500 children found that air pollution caused by ammonium nitrate -- which is usually a result of agricultural and farming operations -- can lead to poor learning and memory performance in children between 9- and 10 years of age
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Long-term exposure to air pollution particles like PM2.5 can prove to be detrimental to memory and cognition in people of all ages, finds a study, even as the air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the poor category.
On Saturday morning, a layer of smog covered Delhi-NCR with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national Capital registering a 'poor' rating.
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