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Urban Cyclists Could Be Inhaling More Soot

Hannah Liu |
October 5, 2011 | 10:45 p.m. PDT

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Urban Cyclists may be more than twice as likely to inhale soot than urban pedestrians. In a recent study, the cyclists were found to have 2.3 times the amount of black carbon in their lungs compared with the pedestrians.

An infographic weighing the costs and benefits of replacing driving with cycling in metropolitan areas. (by Hannah Liu)
An infographic weighing the costs and benefits of replacing driving with cycling in metropolitan areas. (by Hannah Liu)

 

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