For infants and children, air pollution increases risk for premature birth, low birth weight, impaired lung development, and asthma (1, 2, 3). These health effects have long-term consequences because ...

A recent study reveals that exposure to air pollution before conception ... weight and height measurements of children up to two years of age. Measurable effects and concrete solutions for future ...

In a nutshell Higher exposure to air pollution during infancy, particularly nitrogen dioxide from vehicle exhaust and fine ...

Most effects of air pollution are spread over a lifetime, but in his University of British Columbia lab, Chris Carlsten has been exposing volunteers to diesel exhaust for short periods of time.

Unfavourable effects on the respiratory and the cardiovascular systems from short-term and long-term inhalation of air pollution are well documented. Exposure to freshly generated mixed combustion ...

Even brief exposure to air pollution ... such as children and older adults. They are also calling for investigations into protective measures that could reduce these effects and protect people ...

“This year long research project has uncovered the effects air pollution has on our children’s ability to learn, as well as their health. Given lockdown restrictions have already impeded learning time ...

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is transforming children's journeys to school by making streets safer, improving ...

Among infants and children air pollution increases risk for premature birth, low birthweight, stillbirth, impaired lung development, and asthma. “All of these adverse health effects occur at fine ...

Researchers say common household items, food, and even the air children breathe can expose them to toxic chemicals with serious health effects.