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<p>The independent expert advisory Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants
(COMEAP) published a statement on the evidence linking air pollution to effects on
children’s health in 2008. This acknowledged the conclusions of a report by the World
Health Organization (2005) of effects on children’s health, including development
of lung function, but also noted that the evidence for some effects was from areas
where levels of air pollutants were higher than those found in the United Kingdom.</p><p>In
2010 COMEAP published a statement on the evidence linking air pollution with childhood
asthma. The evidence confirmed that exposure to ambient concentrations of air pollutants
is associated with an increase in exacerbations of asthma in those who already have
the condition. The evidence for air pollution causing new cases of asthma is less
clear. However, COMEAP concluded that it is possible that air pollution plays a part
in the induction of asthma in some individuals who live near busy roads, particularly
roads carrying high numbers of heavy goods vehicles.</p>
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