Air pollution, the car and public transport

The noxious fumes from both petrol and diesel cars are increasingly being accepted as part of modern life, especially in cities and towns. They are also being recognised for the part they play in shortening people’s lives. Now, scientists are making more discoveries including that particles of air pollution travel through the lungs of pregnant women and settle in their placenta1. Congestion charges sound good as does vehicles having lower emission levels but the truth  is that these are just cosmetic changes that will do very little to reduce actual air pollution levels. The emissions from an individual vehicle can…

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