BenjaminHCCarr, 
How #traffic #exhaust may be affecting your #bloodpressure
It's not sitting in stopped #highway traffic responsible for raising one’s blood pressure. It’s also highway traffic’s fumes. Exposure to #roadway #pollution — even brief exposure to fumes and smoke; 2hrs in #rushhour traffic — can cause significant increases in blood pressure readings. 5mm mercury, according enough to push someone with normal levels to elevated or from elevated levels to stage 1 #hypertension.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/traffic-exhaust-could-increase-blood-pressure-uw-study-finds/
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