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The Straits Times Landmark ruling links death of British schoolgirl to pollution A 2014 photo shows London shrouded in pollution as people sit at the top of Primrose Hill.PHOTO: AFP PublishedDec 16, 2020, 11:53 pm SGT https://str.sg/JaLy They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 mont...

London Air Pollution Listed as Cause of Young Girl’s Death Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Ellen Milligan and Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) -- Air pollution was a significant factor in the death of a 9-year-old girl in south London, the first time air quality has been cited by a British coroner as a cause of death. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after an asthma attack that led to cardiac arrest. Poor air quality played a significant role in inducing and worsening her condition, coroner Philip Barlow ruled Wednesday. The report blaming air pollution raises questions abo...

The immediate impact will pile pressure on the government for an “Ella’s law” to lower the UK’s legal pollution limits to those recommended by the World Health Organization. The proposal is not only backed by Ella’s family, but by groups ranging from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to the Mumsnet website. Many see it as a scandal that serious action to cut toxic air has not been taken already. Most urban areas of the UK have had illegal levels of diesel-driven nitrogen dioxide since 2010 and ministers have had their plan declared illegal three times. Small particle...

Air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack, a landmark ruling has found. Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate, following the ruling by assistant coroner Philip Barlow at a second inquest into her death. Mr Barlow also said there was a “recognised failure” to cut levels of pollutant nitrogen dioxide to within limits set by EU and domestic law, which possibly contributed to her death. It marks the culmination of a lo...

English By VOA News Share on Facebook Print this page Air pollution has been listed as a contributing factor in the death of a nine-year-old British girl in 2013. After a two-week inquest, coroner Philip Barlow determined that Ella Kissi-Debrah of South London died of acute respiratory failure, severe asthma and exposure to air pollution. It is the first time that air pollution has been listed as a contributing cause of death in Britain, the BBC reported. Kissi-Debrah had been very sick for a long time and was more susceptible to air polluti...