How is polluted air dangerous for children?
The World Health Organization has stated that about 93% of children on the planet breathe toxic and dangerous air. This causes impaired brain development and is one of the leading causes of the development of lethal diseases in children.
WHO called the problem of air pollution global. For the first time in the history of observations, the number of children living in regions with a high level of air pollution exceeded 90%.
The situation in Africa and Asia is recognized as the most dangerous. It is there that wood, coal and kerosene are often used as fuel. In addition, there is a high level of exhaust gases, because for the operation of vehicles African and Asian drivers use extremely low-quality refined products.
The infant mortality rate in the polluted regions of the world is extremely alarming for WHO's children's health specialists. up to 700 thousand babies and teenagers die every year from total lesions and diseases caused by dirty poisoned air.
WHO appealed to the heads of state to increase investment in the creation of environmentally friendly fuel and cars, as well as in the energy sector.
All of us from the school bench remember that to clean the air you need to plant trees. So it was before.
Now, according to WHO representatives, this measure, alas, is ineffective. The calculations of scientists have shown that every year humanity releases about 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. To plant the right amount of trees that could handle this amount of CO2, there is not enough space on the planet.
Children will become weaker and more painful, the percentage of pediatric oncology, strokes and mortality will be higher, if decisive measures are not taken at the levels of all states to reduce the negative impact on the atmosphere, the WHO said.