Air pollution could be impacting your ability to do normal daily tasks such as the food shop. Being exposed to air pollution – even for a short period of time – can make focusing on tasks much harder, a new study..." /> Air pollution could be impacting your ability to do normal daily tasks such as the food shop. Being exposed to air pollution – even for a short period of time – can make focusing on tasks much harder, a new study..." /> Air pollution could be impacting your ability to do normal daily tasks such as the food shop. Being exposed to air pollution – even for a short period of time – can make focusing on tasks much harder, a new study..." />
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Air Pollution Could Be Altering Your Ability To Do This Common Task

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06.02.2025

Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash" />Air pollution could be impacting your ability to do normal daily tasks such as the food shop.

Being exposed to air pollution – even for a short period of time – can make focusing on tasks much harder, a new study has suggested.

Scientists discovered that even brief exposure to high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) may impair a person’s ability to focus on tasks, avoid distractions, and behave in a socially acceptable manner.

Researchers from the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester, which conducted the study, suggested such exposure can have “immediate negative effects”, making everyday activities such as the weekly supermarket shop more challenging.

It’s not the first time pollution has been linked to poor brain health.

According to the Environmental Health Sciences........

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