Low Emission Zone Led To Better Lung Size, Function Among London Children

Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from the Guardian: Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution… “Traffic pollution in cities damages children’s health and development,” said Chris Griffiths, a professor of primary care at the University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London, and the st