The number of West Dallas residents diagnosed with asthma more than tripled the DFW average. Advocates say GAF is to blame.
A new study states West Dallas residents are exposed to significantly higher levels of air pollution than other people living in Dallas County.Born and raised in West Dallas , Linda Bates knows what it means to be sick. She, her family members and her neighbors have experienced a litany of health issues over her lifetime, ranging from cancers to cognitive disabilities to respiratory diseases. Splitting headaches are the norm. In some cases, her loved ones’ illnesses have been fatal.
Thirty-eight percent of the corridor’s 227 households responded to the survey. Thirty-four percent stated at least one member of the home had been diagnosed with asthma. In Joppa, 18% of residents experienced asthma. Across DFW, the average rate of asthma diagnosis is 7%. Air pollution is measured by levels of particulate matter, which float around as either size 10 or size 2.5 particles. The smaller size, 2.5, was measured in this study. The minute particles are caused by combustion and are small enough to get through facial masks and into the bloodstream.
The monitor was tracked for six months starting in February 2023, and researchers saw significant spikes in particulate matter in the summer months.
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