A group of state-run nurseries in London are to be given air filtration systems as concern grows about the impact of the UK’s toxic air on some of the capital’s youngest and most vulnerable residents. “This ongoing threat to public health from polluted air outdoors and indoors must be addressed.”There is growing concern about air pollution in and around schools and the long-term impact on children’s health. UK children face winter health crisis due to pollution, say doctors Read moreThe paper also found that a growing number were installing air purifiers in an effort to protect children from the worst effects of air pollution. Air pollution, which is linked to 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK, can also cause a range of debilitating lifelong conditions from heart disease and strokes to dementia and Alzheimer’s. London schools tackle pollution with face masks and air purifiers Read moreDr Simon Lenton, a representative of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said the very young were particularly at risk.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2019 21:22 UTC