Air Pollution and Respiratory Health: How Vehicle Emissions Affect Children #3350271 (License: Personal Use)

The illustration depicts a young boy in a light blue shirt coughing heavily as thick, dark smoke from a nearby blue car’s tailpipe envelops him. His eyes are closed and hand covers his mouth, conveying distress and physical reaction to polluted air; the visual emphasizes the vulnerability of children to traffic-related air pollutants like PM2.5 and NO₂.

This image is commonly used on public health websites, educational resources, environmental advocacy pages, and school curricula to illustrate the dangers of ambient air pollution, especially for pediatric populations. It supports content about asthma triggers, clean air initiatives, and transportation policy impacts on health.