Air pollution: ‘Toxic’ school run poses health risk to thousands of children, experts warn

Air pollution: ‘Toxic’ school run poses health risk to thousands of children, experts warn Children are most exposed to dangerous air pollution on the school run and in the playground, experts have warned.

While children only spend 40 per cent of their time on the school run and at school, they receive 60 per cent of their exposure to tiny particles of black carbon during those times, a study has found.

Peaks in children's exposure to the pollution were recorded while they travelling to and from school and during breaktime when they were likely to be in the playground, the report by Unicef UK and Queen Mary, University of London showed. The Independent

See also:

• Every child's breath is under threat: How toxic air is putting children’s health at risk and what you can do to help fix it Unicef UK