As stated in the article, nitric oxide is a recognized and
commonly monitored pollutant. It would be of interest to see the incidence of sickle-cell disease
plotted against NO pollution levels for similar populations. Sufficient data are probably
already available.
Ken Martwick Fall Creek, Ore.
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