Article 38573 'Modern air is too clean': the rise of air pollution denial

'Modern air is too clean': the rise of air pollution denial

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Emma Howard for Unearthed
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US sceptics are questioning the science behind air pollution and mortality, a trend that is starting to appear in countries where the air is much more toxic

Despite report after report linking air pollution to deterioration of the lungs, heart and brain, Prof Robert Phalen believes the air is "too clean" for children.

After all, everybody needs a bit of immune-system-boosting dirt in their lungs.

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