Every age group affected by air pollution

Research shows that air pollution can cause reduced sperm count and damage foetal growth. — dpa

Air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, including reducing sperm count and damaging foetal growth, new research has shown.

A review of key evidence on the effects of air pollution, drawing from more than 35,000 studies in the last 10 years, has detailed the ways it causes harm from pre-birth to old age.