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The FAA routes 70,000 aircraft over Accokeek every year. So many of us don’t seem to realize the jet exhaust is affecting our health.

The FAA routes 70,000 aircraft over Accokeek every year. So many of us don’t seem to realize the jet exhaust is affecting our health. Read the following article. 
Pollution from aviation emissions has significant health impacts 
https://www.aef.org.uk/2015/08/11/pollution-from-aviation-emissions-has-significant-health-impacts/ 
Filed in Air Pollution, Health, News from the AEF Tagged as air pollution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ozone, pm2.5 Aug 11 2015 
A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has estimated that long term exposure to aviation related ozone and fine particulates (specifically PM2.5, the smallest particles) contributes to 16,000 premature deaths a year worldwide, costing an estimated $21 billion a year. 
The study considered the health impact of near airport, regional and global emissions, estimating that ‘cruise altitude’ emissions were the most significant contributor to health impacts world-wide. However, emissions from the landing and take off aircraft cycle, were found to have significant pollution related health impacts for communities living closest to airports, contributing to 49% of the premature deaths associated with aircraft emissions in Europe. 

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