Air Pollution and Inequality in Scotland
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Air Pollution and Inequality in Scotland
Outdoor air pollution is a significant risk to public health, with an estimated 1,800 to 2,700 deaths in Scotland each year attributed to long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution, although health problems can occur because of short-term exposure to pollutants as well. Poor air quality overall is a major contributor to preventable ill health, and people living in areas with higher pollutant concentrations are more likely to experience a variet…
In its 2025 report, the Observatoire des Inequalités points out that the poorest are not necessarily more exposed to air pollution, but are suffering from its full impact on health and need to make more efforts to adapt to climate change.
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