Thursday, 11 April 2019

30 per cent of child asthma cases due to pollution in parts of UK

30 per cent of child asthma cases due to pollution in parts of UK Three in ten child asthma cases in some parts of Britain are caused by traffic pollution, a major international study has found.

The new research reveals hundreds of thousands of cases of the potentially fatal respiratory condition could be avoided with cleaner air.

The study found that, overall, 19 per cent of new childhood asthma cases each year are attributable to nitrogen dioxide pollution. The Daily Telegraph

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