Interesting to see your hometown mentioned in the first lines of a national magazine.
As I'm a bit pressed for time, here's a "see for yourself" bit of comparison to try that may suggest or affirm the research reported.
( see here for the full academic paper: http://www.ajpmonline.org/webfiles/images/journals/amepre/AMEPRE_3662-stamped_Jan_8.pdf ).
1) Read and take a look at the map on counties afflicted by the Emerald Ash Borer (which killed off many ash trees in our region) on this page:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/when-trees-die-people-die/267322/
[Side note: UM SNREds will/should recognize the Kaplan power couple in this article! The Kaplans do a lot about the effects of exposure to nature and health, note this article (likely cited in the Atlantic article above): http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/30542/0000175.pdf;jsessionid=BD88BC9D74A27630675D7FABA20F7556?sequence=1 ]
The study notes that researchers claim to have isolated all other possible variables, let's see if there's a good correlation with your area.
2) Check out this map and enter your zip code:
http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2011/10/toxic-air/#4.00/39.00/-84.00
3) Note the ranking of air quality from local [stationary AKA "point"] sources (1 being good, 5 being very poor).
Did you find any similarities between the air quality where you live and the counties afflicted by the Emerald Ash Borer?
If so, we can ask the people who conducted the research questions like "why was air quality from point sources not as strong a correlation for health in comparison to the presence of trees?"
Also, is it possible that many of these places are in close proximity to heavy traffic (highways, etc.)?
I wonder...
As I'm a bit pressed for time, here's a "see for yourself" bit of comparison to try that may suggest or affirm the research reported.
( see here for the full academic paper: http://www.ajpmonline.org/webfiles/images/journals/amepre/AMEPRE_3662-stamped_Jan_8.pdf ).
1) Read and take a look at the map on counties afflicted by the Emerald Ash Borer (which killed off many ash trees in our region) on this page:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/when-trees-die-people-die/267322/
[Side note: UM SNREds will/should recognize the Kaplan power couple in this article! The Kaplans do a lot about the effects of exposure to nature and health, note this article (likely cited in the Atlantic article above): http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/30542/0000175.pdf;jsessionid=BD88BC9D74A27630675D7FABA20F7556?sequence=1 ]
The study notes that researchers claim to have isolated all other possible variables, let's see if there's a good correlation with your area.
2) Check out this map and enter your zip code:
http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2011/10/toxic-air/#4.00/39.00/-84.00
3) Note the ranking of air quality from local [stationary AKA "point"] sources (1 being good, 5 being very poor).
Did you find any similarities between the air quality where you live and the counties afflicted by the Emerald Ash Borer?
If so, we can ask the people who conducted the research questions like "why was air quality from point sources not as strong a correlation for health in comparison to the presence of trees?"
Also, is it possible that many of these places are in close proximity to heavy traffic (highways, etc.)?
I wonder...
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