Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

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Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution. The researchers said the findings were a vindication of the low-emission zone policy, which had been criticised as a burden on motorists. “Traffic pollution in cities damages children’s health and development,” said Chris Griffiths, a professor of primary care at the University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), and the study’s joint senior author. “We provide the…

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