Tell us: how has air pollution affected your life? | Environment

Air pollution is invisible, toxic and, according to the World Health Organization, a global public health emergency. In the UK, about 40,000 premature deaths are caused by a combination of illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide, mainly from diesel traffic, and particulate matter, according to the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pediatrics and Pediatrics. infant health

. the country in schools, at workplaces and in hospitals air pollution is of growing concern as the human cost of toxic air begins to emerge. A recent Guardian survey revealed that more than 2,000 primary schools in the United Kingdom are located in pollution hot spots.

People with asthma, the elderly and children are at the highest risk of air pollution. This month, a prominent expert directly related the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, from an acute asthma attack, to air pollution by the traffic flowing through the circumference south of London near her home. Her mother is campaigning for a new investigation to cite air pollution as a cause of her daughter's death in what would be a legal first.

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We would like to know how you or your family have been personally affected by air pollution in the UK, and find out more about how you act on the basis of advice or on the situation are. Whether you live in an urban environment or other, contact us via the form below. A reporter may contact you to discuss in more detail and we will present some of your contributions in our reports.