Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Over 90% of children breathe toxic air every day, putting health and development at serious risk 

Over 90% of children breathe toxic air every day, putting health and development at serious risk The vast majority of the world’s children are breathing air so polluted that it puts their health and development at serious risk, a World Health Organization report has warned.

Over 90 per cent of all children - roughly 1.8 billion - live in places where pollution exceeds WHO guidelines. Ambient air pollution caused roughly 4.2 million premature deaths in 2016, while 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections due to dirty air. The Daily Telegraph

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