Article 6KFG9 Every new school being built in England is in unsafe air pollution area, study says

Every new school being built in England is in unsafe air pollution area, study says

by
Andrew Gregory Health editor
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6KFG9)

Analysis finds almost nine in 10 planned new school sites exceed three WHO targets - and all breach at least one of them

Every new school in England is being built in an area with unsafe levels of air pollution, according to a damning report that says thousands of children will experience alarmingly poor" air quality.

Children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of air pollution because their bodies, organs and immune systems are still developing.

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