Pollutionwatch
Our regular column reporting on pollution for the previous month
Childhood air pollution directly linked to adult lung health, study says
Connection found between early exposure and bronchitic symptoms in adults without previous lung problems
Lower air pollution may help preserve older people’s independence – study
Researchers estimate 730,000 people a year in the US lose their ability to live independently due to traffic pollution
Air pollution clinic in London aims to help children with asthma
Team at Royal London hospital visits family homes and monitors children to provide innovative, tailored treatment
Children near Amsterdam airport use inhalers more, study finds
Results show increase in symptoms such as wheeziness in presence of high aviation-related ultrafine particles
Cleaner air in West Midlands could prevent 2,000 deaths a year, study finds
Meeting WHO guidelines would avoid many cases of diseases and save the NHS millions, research shows
Targeting India’s most harmful power plants could slash mortality
Study finds about a quarter of health burden comes from power stations that generate just 3% of country’s electricity
Belgian insurer urges politicians to strengthen low emission zones
Mutualités Libres among 140 health and environment experts calling for more clean air measures
Clean-up of Indian coal-fired power plants ‘could have saved 720,000 lives’
Researchers say early deaths may have been avoided over 10-year period if technology installed
China braced for rise in air pollution deaths
Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study finds
How one German village exemplifies the cancer risk from wood burning
Residential heating with wood or coal can lead to significant air pollution, even in rural communities, researchers say
Ammonia levels four times higher in Europe’s farming regions, study finds
Agriculture produces 80% of ammonia in air which forms particle pollution when it reacts with traffic emissions
Asthma emergency admissions plunged as lockdown improved air, Oxford study finds
First study to tally asthma exacerbations with air pollution during pandemic finds numbers admitted to A&E fell 41% in 2020
Domestic wood burners having a deadly impact in outside areas
Deaths due to wood-burning stoves are comparable to those of ‘black summer’ bushfires, says Australian study
Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke risk
Long-term UK study adds to body of research associating pollutants with declining brain health
Lasting legacy of the Six Cities study into harms of air pollution
Public health schemes such as London’s Ulez can be traced back to the study that found an association between air pollution and mortality
The health cost of burning wood to warm homes
Experts say wood-burning is not cheaper or truly renewable and constitutes a major health risk
How toxic air is affecting mental health in Rome
Study explores link between higher particle pollution and conditions such as anxiety disorders and depression
How ponds tell story of the air pollution around them
A researcher has been looking for evidence of past air pollution in the mud of ponds in Merseyside
Fires are the most polluting way to heat British homes this winter
Solid fuels are the second largest source of airborne particle pollution in the UK, leading to the early deaths of an estimated 284 Londoners a year
Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning
Scientists are examining how building and use of infrastructure relates to the burden of illness
About 277 results for Pollutionwatch 
