Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research

By Matthew Hobbs, Associate Professor and Transforming Lives Fellow in Spatial Data Science and Planetary Health, Sheffield Hallam University
Joseph Boden, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study, University of Otago
Lianne Jane Woodward, Professor of Child Developmental Psychology, University of Canterbury
Susie (Bingyu) Deng, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Health Sciences, University of Liverpool

The effects of childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could have major consequences on the workforce.

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