AIR POLLUTION

 
Published: Tuesday 15 August 2000

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.

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