According to scientists, air pollution causes nearly 8.8 million deaths each year, making it a bigger killer than tobacco smoking.
, making it a bigger killer than tobacco smoking.
‘Air pollution can harm acutely, as well as chronically, potentially affecting every organ in the body,’ conclude the scientists from the Forum of International Respiratory Societies in the review published by Chest.The review added: ‘Ultrafine particles pass through the lungs, are readily picked up by the cells, and carried via the bloodstream to expose virtually all cells in the body.’
Children are especially vulnerable to pollution in the air, as their bodies are developing, resulting in stunted lungs.Research in the review also links air pollution to many cancers, including in the bladder and the gut. Concerns were raised that many doctors were unaware of the wide ranging damage air pollution can cause
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