Report finds air pollution inside and external the home is costing £20bn a year as well as causing tens of thousands of deathsAir pollution both inside and external the home causes at least 40000 deaths a year in the UK,according to modern report, which estimates the cost of the damage at £20bn.
The major health impact of outdoor air pollution is relatively well known but the report, and from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health,also highlights the less understood impact of indoor pollution, as well as the growing evidence of harm to children’s health and intelligence.
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Source: theguardian.com