The report reveals outdoor air pollution caused an estimated 3 million deaths worldwide, most of these in low- and middle-income countries. Wealthy European nations had high levels of air pollution from fine particulate matter. In the UK, air pollution is a public health crisis hitting our most vulnerable the hardest – our children, people with a lung condition and the elderly. The Guardian view on May’s air pollution plan: all mouth, no trousers | Editorial Read more“Yet, we are in the fortunate position of having the technology and resources to fix this problem. WHO said: “Outdoor air pollution is a major environmental health problem affecting everyone in developed and developing countries alike.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2017 18:00 UTC