In the January 2022 edition of The Lancet, an article examines the concentration of nitrogen dioxide air pollution and its associations with pediatric asthma incidence. Researchers used a nitrogen dioxide concentration dataset that monitors information from 58 countries and compared the concentrations “with population and baseline asthma rates.” They found that “combustion-related” nitrogen dioxide pollution “continues to be an important contributor to” pediatric “asthma incidence globally, particularly in cities.” They suggest that mitigating such air pollution needs to be a key element of public health strategies for children.

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