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 AIR POLLUTION [1]

A large number of children in Chittagong, Bangladesh, are suffering from asthma due to increasing air pollution in the city. According to Moynul Islam, a doctor air pollution and the increasing use of chemicals by industries and in agriculture are the main causes for asthma.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2000
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Asthma [3], Children [4], Bangladesh [5], Chittagong [6]
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