Diesel pollution stunts children’s lung growth, London study shows Major research also shows charging polluting trucks had no effect on health
Pollution from diesel vehicles is stunting the growth of children’s lungs, leaving them damaged for life, a major study has found.
The research, conducted with more than 2,000 school children in London, is the first such study in a city where diesel pollution is a significant factor, and has implications for cities around the world. It also showed that charges to deter polluting trucks from entering the city did reduce air pollution a little but did not reduce the harm to children’s lungs.
This study reveals the terrible legacy of successive governments’ failure to act over illegal levels of air pollution The Guardian
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Pollution from diesel vehicles is stunting the growth of children’s lungs, leaving them damaged for life, a major study has found.
The research, conducted with more than 2,000 school children in London, is the first such study in a city where diesel pollution is a significant factor, and has implications for cities around the world. It also showed that charges to deter polluting trucks from entering the city did reduce air pollution a little but did not reduce the harm to children’s lungs.
This study reveals the terrible legacy of successive governments’ failure to act over illegal levels of air pollution The Guardian
See also:
- Impact of London's low emission zone on air quality and children's respiratory health: a sequential annual cross-sectional study (open access) The Lancet Public Health
- Air pollution: Low emission zones not preventing stunted lung growth in London children The Independent
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