Environment

BREATHE LA invites Hip Hop artists and artists in a variety of disciplines to come together to discuss ways to communicate environmental messages through music, art and performance.

BREATHE LA goal is to gather artists in August 2008 to explore how to harness creative energy in the artform to raise awareness about environment.

JULY / AUGUST 2008:
Outreach to Hip Hop, R&B, Alternative, Jazz, visual and film/digital/performance artists.

A recent study conducted by U of T and Mount Sinai Hospital's Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute has proven that pregnant women who are exposed to toxins like, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), can cause their female offspring to have a reduced number of eggs in the ovaries, specifically two-thirds less.

Diesel Pollution and Atherosclerosis
A recent study done by UCLA has found a correlation between diesel exhaust pollution and atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis, which is the hardening of the arteries, is a dangerous condition that induces a greater susceptibility to heart attacks and strokes. The study shows that when polluted air particulates intermingle with cholesterol fats, they can trigger genes that cause blood vessel inflammation which can further lead to cardiovascular disease.