Fuming about toxins from traffic: Air pollution shortens lives and puts Kiwis in hospital

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Fuming about toxins from traffic: Air pollution shortens lives and puts Kiwis in hospital

Amanda Cameron
Auckland traffic
Nitrogen dioxide from vehicle emissions was identified in 2016 as the culprit in about 70 per cent of air-pollution health harms [Image: Jannis Lucas on Unsplash]

Amanda Cameron delves into the health damage wrought by human-made air pollution

Traffic fumes are poisoning thousands of New Zealanders a year, sending many to hospital and some to an early grave. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from ve