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Ulez linked to improved lung growth in children, major study finds

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Jemima Hartshorn wanted to make London’s air cleaner for her children (Picture: @CrispinHughes) A mum who campaigned for years to clean up London’s air for her kids has said she has been proven right by a major new study on the health benefits of the ultra low emission zone. Jemima Hartshorn set up Mums for Lungs in London in 2017 after reading how air pollution could stunt the lung growth of her newborn son. Now a new study by Queen Mary University has found that air quality improvements thanks to Ulez is linked to healthier lungs for young people. The scientists discovered that children’s lung size and health accelerated since the introduction of Ulez in 2019. Jemima told Metro : ‘This is fantastic news. It gives me real reassurance that it is never too late to clean up the air. ‘To hear that any damage my children may have had is outweighed by Ulez is such a massive relief.’ Children’s exposure to the car exhaust pollutant NO2 fell twice as fast in London within five years of Ulez (