A recent research by the European Union (EU) Environmental Agency has found that air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths per year among the population below the age of 18 across Europe.
The study was conducted across over 30 countries in Europe of which 27 are members of the European Union. But the level of air pollution is still way above the World Health Organization’s recommended guidelines despite recent improvements.
It also showed that the population level is significantly high in central-eastern Europe and Italy.
Meanwhile, the report did not cover major industrial countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, Russia and Ukraine which means the annual death rate may be higher.
A report by the EU environmental agency said air pollution caused more than 238,000 premature deaths among the population in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey and member countries of the European Union in 2020 alone.
This recent report was focused primarily on…
