Belgian campaign group Les chercheurs d’air have gathered together 140 doctors and environmental experts to put their names to a letter which calls on candidates for the 2024 Brussels elections to act on the poor air quality suffered in the city.
A study by researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) has found that long-term exposure to air pollution is directly linked to increased heart risks in residents of that city and that people with high blood pressure (aka Hypertension) are at even greater risk.