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Air pollution directly linked to child's death

9 year old died from an Asthma attack probably caused by NO2 and PM10 pollution

03-Jul-2018

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Nine-year-old girl suffered a fatal asthma attack.

Attack linked to illegally high levels of air pollution.

Child lived 25m (80ft) from a notorious pollution hotspot.

Local air pollution levels breached EU legal limits.

No individual death has previously been directly linked to air pollution.

Striking association between her admissions and spikes NO2 & PM10s.

Mother says no one explained that air pollution worsen the asthma.

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Stephen Holgate

Medical Research Council Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton.

World Health Organization (WHO)

Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health

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Respiratory Disease