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Blueair calls for urgent action on air pollution following UNICEF report that toxic air quality is killing 600,000 children aged under five every year

Blueair AB – Oct 31, 2016 07:32 GMT UNICEF says outdoor and indoor air pollution are killing 600,000 under-fives every year around the world. Stockholm, Sweden, October 31, 2016 – Urgent action needs to be taken now across the world to reduce the impact of air pollution on the lives of children, said Swedish business …

600,000 children developing intellectual disabilities every year

Global lead use and exposure to the metal is estimated to contribute to this syndrome    2 June 2015, New Delhi: – Considering the health effects of lead poisoning among children, Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (GAELP) is determined to eliminate lead from paints across the world by 2020. The announcement was made in Washington …