Written evidence submitted by Mary Abed Al Ahad for Defra Recall: Environmental protection. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. DEP0001.
Written evidence submitted by Mary Abed Al Ahad for Defra Recall: Environmental protection. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. DEP0001.
Who is affected
The government and the public
Narrative
My PhD thesis supports the presence of an association between air pollution and poor health outcomes, which is exacerbated for ethnic minorities and foreign-born individuals in the UK. The findings of this research contribute to the evidence needed by researchers and policymakers to take forward legislations related to air pollution and health and to address the ethnic inequalities in air pollution exposure and health. Introducing more strict measures on industries and encouraging the usage of renewable energy in transportation and energy production sectors can help in lowering the air pollution emissions. This would lead to better health and would ease the hospital-care and mortality burden not only for physical diseases but also for mental and behavioural illness.