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Air pollution and child development

What does Air Pollution PM 2.5 do inside children’s body and brain?

UNICEF video

Transcript of video –

“The impact of air pollution on children’s brain development and health. The small smoke particles from air pollution, or PM2.5, are more than 25 times smaller than the width of a human hair. As air is inhaled, particles enter the body through the nose and mouth. Air passes through the respiratory airway and finally reaches the alveoli, tiny air sacks in the deepest part of the lung. The smallest of the particles that enter the lungs diffuse through the walls of the alveoli into the bloodstream where they are transported to all organs of the body where they can affect normal function. Critical organs affected include the lungs, immune system, heart and developing brain.
The growth rate of the brain is highest around birth but development continues throughout childhood and adolescence, playing an important role in a childs memory, attention span, emotional control and social interaction. Once in a childs still developing brain, particulate matter damages brain cells. The result – impaired cognitive development and ability to learn that may have severe consequences for welfare and earning potential across the lifespan, and may accumulate resulting in neurodegenerative disease later in life. In addition to harming the brain, exposure of the fetus to air pollution may increase the risk of other diseases across the lifespan including, stroke, pneumonia, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer. Protect your children from air pollution – stay inside when air pollution is high. If you have to go out wear a filtering mask. Install window filters and air filters at home if possible. Consume food and drinks high in vitamin C, E and omega 3 antioxidants.”

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All information pertains to the South African context, but in many cases equivalent legislation is available in other countries. The information contained in this website is our interpretation of the acts and guidelines available. While we may have ventured our opinion on certain issues, our opinion is based on our experience in the field of Fall-out Dust Monitoring. We hope that the information contained in our website will give you some direction on issues related to fall-out dust monitoring.

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