I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

Where does air pollution go inside our body?

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Toxic air will claim 30,000 lives this year, doctors warn as impact of dirty fumes on health laid bare

The full scale of the human toll from Britain’s toxic air has been revealed in a new report from leading doctors. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) estimates around 30,000 UK deaths will be linked ...
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Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar?

Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi ...
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Study: Wood smoke makes up more than third of Boston's air pollution in the winter

Researchers at Northwestern University released a study last week that found far more wood smoke from rural areas gets blown into cities during the winter than previously believed, where it poses ...

Clean up the air inside your home | Consumer Reports

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Indoor air pollution: The hidden health crisis in Indian homes that claims over 5 lakh lives every year

We all worry about the smog outside, right? The haze over Delhi or Mumbai makes headlines, people start wearing masks, and everyone suddenly feels the.