The following are articles on theadverse health effects on children from playing on athletic fields located too close to busy roads:
Reduced Exposure to PM10 and Attenuated Age-Related Decline in Lung Function [1]
Respiratory Effects of Exposure to Diesel Traffic in Persons with Asthma [3]
Ultrafine and Fine Particulate Matter Inhalation Decreases Exercise Performance In Healthy Subject [4]
Vehicular Air Pollution, Playgrounds and Youth Athletic Fields [5]
Air Pollution and Children's Health [6]
American Academy of Pediatrics-Policy Statement: Ambient Air Pollution: Health Hazards in Children [7]
Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study [8]
Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and the severity of virus-induced asthma in children [9]
Traffic Related Pollution and Lung Development in Children [11]
Traffic-related Air Pollution near Busy Roads [12]
Inhalation of Ultrafine and Fine Particulate Matter Disrupts Systemic Vascular Function [13]Links:
[1] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/NEJM_PM10_DOwns.pdf
[2] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/Final_NO3_790161194_content.pdf
[3] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/NEJM_PM_asthma_exposure_walk_lung_functio.pdf
[4] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/JSCR_22(1)2-5.pdf
[5] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/vehichular_pollution_playgrounds_and_youth_athletic_fields.pdf
[6] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/air_pollution_and_children.pdf
[7] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/american_academy.pdf
[8] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/effect_of_exposure_to_traffic_on_lung_development.pdf
[9] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/medical_journal_articles/exposure_to_NO2_and_athma_in_children.pdf
[10] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/adverse_effect_of_low_levels_of_ambient_air_pollutants_on_lung_function.pdf
[11] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/traffic_related_polution_and_lung_development_in_children.pdf
[12] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/traffic_related_air_polution_near_busy_roads.pdf
[13] http://www.teamsofangels.com/publication/medical_journal_articles/inhalation_of_ultrafine_and_fine_particulate_matter.pdf