Air pollution linked to increased frailty in older adults
The Guardian - 03-Oct-2025Air pollution may cause 10–20% of frailty cases; secondhand smoke raises risk by ~60%
Gary Fuller
Air pollution scientist at Imperial College London
Gary Fuller is an air pollution scientist at Imperial College London and clean air champion for UK Research and Innovation and the Met Office. He is also a member of the Medical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, promoting the best use of air pollution measurements in health studies.
Gary Fuller is passionate about communicating air pollution science to policymakers and the public. He writes the Pollution Watch column in the Guardian and have taken part in the Guardian Ideal Cities series and Science Weekly Podcasts. Other writing credits include BBC Science Focus Magazine, the Irish Times, Wired, the Geographical Magazine, the Mail on Sunday and the US website Salon.
He is also a co-author of Every Breath You Take, the Royal College of Physician’s report on the life-long impacts air pollution.
Visit website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/g.fuller
See also
Imperial College London (ICL)
Public research university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research
Details last updated 29-Jan-2023
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Gary Fuller Creations
The Invisible Killer
The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution and How We Can Fight Back, written by Gary Fuller
Articles written by Gary Fuller
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