Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:35 +0200Study finds poor air quality in Moravian-Silesion region harming young childrenhttps://english.radio.cz/study-finds-poor-air-quality-moravian-silesion-region-harming-young-children-8206463© 2026 Radio Prague International A new scientific study has found that new-born babies in Moravia’s industrial north-east are significantly more prone to illness than in the rest of the country. The joint study by the Czech Institute of Experimental Medicine and the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague focuses on the notorious Karviná district, which suffers from severe smog as a result of copious coal-burning by homes and power plants, pollution from local steelworks, and proximity to a similarly industrial area of Poland. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/smog_0.jpg?timestamp=1726142788 Study finds poor air quality in Moravian-Silesion region harming young children https://english.radio.cz/study-finds-poor-air-quality-moravian-silesion-region-harming-young-children-8206463 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9