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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Sarah Lumley

Six in 10 UK classrooms 'have poorer air quality than traffic-filled roads'

Six in 10 UK classrooms have worse air quality than traffic-filled roads, according to a study.

Digital pollution monitors were used in 26 schools on 10 separate school days by children and their teachers.

Volatile organic compounds, which come from plastics, glues, disinfectants, and solvents were among the main pollutants recorded with fine dust and liquid droplets suspended in the air, that can be caused by heating, transportation, cooking also detected.

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