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Air pollution effecting kidney function is environmental. The polluted air effects the function of the kidney, it is not passed down genetically.

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Al-Aly, Ziyad; Bowe, Benjamin. Air Pollution and Kidney Disease. CJASN 15(3):p 301-303, March 2020. | DOI: 10.2215/CJN.16031219

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"Recent studies also provided evidence that PM2.5 pollution is associated with increased risk of death due to kidney disease"

-Editorial written by the CJASN

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Frey, Rebecca J. "Chemical Poisoning." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, edited by Jacqueline L. Longe, 6th ed., vol. 2, Gale, 2020, pp. 1079-1087. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX7986600395/SCIC?u=nhais_401&sid=bookmark-SCIC&xid=71e13a1c. Accessed 12 Mar. 2024.

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Air pollution can be caused by a lot of things. Some of the more notable air pollutants being motor vehicles, industrial facilities, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide

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"Ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide have been shown to adversely affect the human respiratory system, while carbon monoxide affects the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Lead affects the nervous, immune, and cardiovascular systems as well as kidney function, reproduction, and development."

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"Criteria pollutant." Environmental Encyclopedia, edited by Deirdre S. Blanchfield, Gale, 2011. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CV2644150339/SCIC?u=nhais_401&sid=bookmark-SCIC&xid=32b28224. Accessed 12 Mar. 2024.

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The CJASN is the clinical journal of the American society of Nephrology.

"CJASN aims to cement the journal as the leading voice in communicating and influencing advances in clinical nephrology by (1) rapidly and effectively communicating the most important advances in clinical and translational research in nephrology, including innovations in research methods and care delivery"

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Research institutes:

https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/pages/default.aspx

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We envision a future where every person has equal access to quality kidney care - from diagnosis to transplantation.

1 in 3 Americans are

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660,000 people

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100,000 people

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Welcome - The National Kidney Foundation

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30 million people in the U.S. have kidney disease but only 10% know it. NKF is a lifeline for all people affected by kidney disease-the largest public health issue you'll ever hear about.

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The National Kidney foundation is a nonprofit health organization based in New York City. They were founded in 1964.

"The National Kidney Foundation is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation."

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Barry White, a famous singer, died in 2003 of kidney failure.

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Alfred Hitchcock died in 1980 of kidney failure.