Breathless: Why Air Pollution Matters - and How it Affects You

An accessible and hard-hitting look at the facts behind air pollution in everyday life.

Take a deep breath.

You'll do it 20,000 times a day. You assume all this air is clean; it's the very breath of life.

But in Delhi, the toxic smog is as bad for you as smoking 50 cigarettes a day. Even a few days in Paris, London or Rome is equivalent to two or three cigarettes. Air pollution is implicated in six of the top ten causes of death worldwide, including lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, and dementia.