FACTS ON AIR POLLUTION

Most forms of toxic air pollution are now completely invisible and odourless.

INVISIBLE KILLER

DIESEL ENGINES

Air pollution from diesel engines causes cancer. In 2012 the World Health Organisation classified diesel emissions a class 1 carcinogen. Emissions from petrol engines are also highly toxic.

CHILDREN'S HEALTH & BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

Air pollution damages lung development in children and there is mounting scientific evidence that air pollution affects the brain development of children.

LONG-TERM HEALTH WARNING

Tiny, invisible particles of pollution penetrate deep into our lungs, bloodstream and bodies. These pollutants are responsible for about one-third of deaths from stroke, chronic respiratory disease, and lung cancer as well as one quarter of deaths from heart attack.