Children are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of ambient air pollutants.
Children’s defence mechanisms are still evolving, they inhale a higher volume of air per body weight than adults.
Air pollution increases risk of low birthweight
A study published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows exposure to common air pollutants and traffic pollution during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of low birthweight in newborn babies.
It’s particularly depressing that this research should be published on the same day as the latest report from the European Environmental Agency, detailing the UK’s pitiful performance on air quality.
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Mayor’s office: keep children out of the playground when air pollution is bad
The Mayor’s office have advised that London’s schoolchildren should be kept indoors for their own safety when air pollution is bad – on average once a month.… Read more →
Pre-eclampsia linked to air pollution exposure
A new study published in BMJ Open suggests that exposure to ozone in the first three months of pregnancy could be the cause of as many as five per cent of cases of pre-eclampsia. … Read more →
Air pollution linked with low birth weight
New research reported on today suggests that air pollution can have a significant health impacts for unborn babies. The Daily Telegraph, Guardian and many others have reported on a study from Newcastle University… Read more →
Clare Nasir asks: ‘How clean is your air?’
Our campaign ambassador, meteorologist and weather forecaster Clare Nasir writes in the Independent about the impact air quality has on her family… Read more →
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We are Mumsnet campaign of the week
This week we are very proud to be Mumsnet Campaign of the Week. Parents put so much energy into protecting their children’s health. There are so many immediate things to consider that it can be… Read more →
Three mums tell their story
Three parents have kindly shared their thoughts and experiences of air pollution, from very different standpoints.… Read more →
Cleaner Air 4 Schools Toolkit
In partnership with the Greater London Authority, London Sustainability Exchange have published the Cleaner Air 4 Schools Toolkit for primary schools in London.… Read more →
Air Pollution and Children’s Health – the evidence
This report from the World Health Organisation in 2005 states that existing evidence indicates that children’s health is adversely affected by air pollution levels… Read more →
Cleaner air for our children
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