Revealed: air pollution may be damaging ‘every organ in the body’
Damian Carrington, The Guardian
Air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, according to a comprehensive new global review.
The research shows head-to-toe harm, from heart and lung disease to diabetes and dementia, and from liver problems and bladder cancer to brittle bones and damaged skin. Fertility, foetuses and children are also affected by toxic air, the review found.
The systemic damage is the result of pollutants causing inflammation that then floods through the body and ultrafine particles being carried around the body by the bloodstream.
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