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IN THE HEADLINES Filed under: Environmental Health
China's Olympian air-quality headache

Ethiopian marathoner Haile Gebrselassie will not participate at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games due to fears that the country's air pollution will trigger his exercise-related asthma. Beijing's attempts to control local sources of air pollution may not prove sufficient, according to an international team of scientists.

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