Higher than the road toll, traffic-related air pollution in Australia contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths each year estimates the first assessment of the health impact of traffic-related pollution (TRAP) in Australia, published in the journal Environmental Research.
"If parents knew idling a car at childcare drop-off centres increases the risk of childhood asthma they would be sure to turn their car off." said Doctors for the Environment Australia member Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos.
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