Pollution slows lung growth

Pollution slows lung growth

A new study has found that air pollution may slow down lung development in children in the United Kingdom. Scientists followed more than 5,000 people who were born in and around Bristol during the 1990s. The researchers tracked their health from birth until adulthood. The children’s lungs were tested when they were 8 years old again at 15 years old and finally at 24 years old. By this age the lungs are usually fully developed. During the study r…