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Back in 2018, one of the mentors, Dr. Amrita Bahl, who was also a senior colleague on the board of Care for Air, held up a glass of muddy water and another of clear water and asked which one I would drink. Naturally, I said the clean water. She then asked me, “If you won’t drink dirty water, why are you alright breathing dirty air? We are meant to drink merely 2-4 liters of water a day; but we breathe 12,000-130,00 liters of air on a daily basis."

Based on new research from the University of Surrey, although the majority of UK primary schools experience pollution levels that are higher than the safe levels recommended by the World Health Organization, taking simple precautions can reduce exposure to toxins both indoors and outdoors by almost half.