Health
Drive-throughs are busier than ever during the pandemic – but they’re hotspots for air pollution – The Conversation UK
Staff and customers with underlying health conditions are likely to be most at risk at drive-through windows.
Over 90% of EU citizens each year are exposed to levels of outdoor air pollution that are above the World Health Organizations air quality guidelines. In Birmingham, the UKs second largest city, air quality in 2018 breached both national air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO) and the WHO guideline for particulate matter. Children who live in Birmingham could have their lives cut short by an average of up to seven months because of poor air quality alone.
Air pollution is a public health …
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