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Environment
William Ton

Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school

Air pollution from increased traffic near schools is making children sick, a report has found. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS)

Children are being exposed to toxic air pollution that could leave them at heightened risks of poor health, with one in six capital city schools and childcare centres located near busy main roads.

For Ben Cox, who lives in Melbourne's leafy eastern suburbs, the number one factor when it came to choosing a childcare centre to send his two daughters to was whether it was safe. 

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