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Original work by: Wing, S. E.; Larson, T. V.; Hudda, N.; Boonyarattaphan, S.; Fruin, S.A., Ritz, B. Corresponding peer-reviewed publication: Wing, S. E.; Larson, T. V.; Hudda, N.; Boonyarattaphan, S.; Fruin, S.A., Ritz, B. Preterm Birth among Infants Exposed to in Utero Ultrafine Particles from Aircraft Emissions. Environ. Health Perspect. 2020, 128 (4), 047002. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP5732 Also see: Move Over, Traffic: Aircraft Emissions and Preterm Birth, Konkel et al., EHP Science Selection, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP7161 Sam Wing Clinical Research Administrator City of Hope, Los Angeles, CA Beate Ritz Professor, Dept. Of Epidemiology Univ. of California Los Angeles, CA Scott A Fruin Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Preventive Medicine Univ. of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Timothy V. Larson Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engg. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA Sarunporn Boonyarattaphan Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engg. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA ~700 airports Population within 3 miles of  all these airports: 34 million  >3m enplanements: 6.2 million  >10m enplanements (23 airports): 3.2 million BUT these are the largest of the airports with large impact zones!  Population within 10 miles of top 23 airports: 33.3 million USA Airports Total Enplanements o 10,000,001 - 38,893,670 o 3,000,001 - 10,000,000 o 257 - 3,000,000 3 Research has implications for large populations in near-airport communities that rank high on environmental justice metrics  Approximately 10% births in the United States are preterm increasing the infant’s risk for developing complications.  Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy has been identified as…

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