Levels of harmful particles were higher during the morning than the afternoon, researchers found Getty ImagesParents taking their babies on the school run should cover prams and buggies to overcome air pollution, researchers have warned. Infants are twice as likely to breath in harmful chemicals in the morning as they are in the afternoon, with bus stops and traffic lights the worst areas for exposure, a study has found. Replicating a “typical route”, scientists from the University of Surrey found pollutants such as iron, aluminium and silica in the air as they pushed monitors in prams along roads between their campus and a school. Prashant Kumar, the lead author of the report, published yesterday in the journal Environmental Pollution, said: “Previous research has shown that young children are far more susceptible to pollution than adults, due to their immature and…

Source: The Times March 10, 2017 00:02 UTC