Air pollution is weakening children’s attention span, a new study suggests. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – a pollutant largely pumped out by road traffic – is linked to poorer attention span in children aged four to eight years old. This is particularly pronounced in boys, according to the researchers at Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). Their study, published in the Environment International journal, adds to a growing body of evidence about the negative impact of air pollution during pregnancy and childhood on brain development. Only seven countries in the world breathe …
