The relationship between early life course air pollution exposure and general health in adolescence in the United Kingdom

The relationship between early life course air pollution exposure and general health in adolescence in the United Kingdom

Air pollution is associated with health in childhood. However, there is limited evidence on sensitive periods during the first 18 years of life. Data were drawn from the Millennium Cohort Study, a large and nationally representative cohort born in 2000/2002. Self-reported general health was assessed at age 17; number of hospital records were derived from linked health data (Hospital Episode Statistics) for consented participants. Residential his…

Early-life air pollution linked to poorer adolescent health

A new study by a team from the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies has found that higher air pollution exposure during early and middle childhood was linked to worse self-reported general health at age 17. Using data from the Millennium Cohort Study, the researchers examined how long-term exposure to air pollution – specifically PM2.5, PM10, and NO₂ – affected the general health of 9,000 young people born in the UK between 2000 and 2002. The stu…

A study by Vall d'Hebron and Sant Joan de D�u also concludes that having green areas near educational centers reduces aggression.

Exposure to air pollution in childhood linked to poorer health in late adolescence

15.05.2025 - Young people in the UK who lived in polluted areas during their early years are more likely to report worse general health than their peers at age 17, according to new UCL research.

To come to understand the different mechanisms that allow us to understand the associations that are generated between air pollution and emotional disorders between the pediatric population is a field that the Psychiatry does not have an extensive literature, until now. Some hospitals have begun to consider the relationship between the two variables, as is the case of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the Research Institute Sant Jo…

LASEPA, UNILAG, Others Caution Lagos Residents Against Air Pollution  – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

Residents of Lagos State have been sensitized on the need to stay away from activities that cause air pollution in the city, as well as to desist from exposing themselves to toxic substances that can cause illnesses to human body. This awareness was carried out during the Air Quality Awareness Week Campaign 2025, tagged: “Stay […]