593851 external_news 1501516449 1501519725 A new study on rush hour pollution co-authored by Rodney Weber, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, featured data taken from inside cars during Atlanta traffic. Sensors were placed on car passenger seats, not just along the sides of roads. Researchers found that levels of toxic particulate matter during commutes were twice as high inside cars as what was being detected outside. 

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