English By VOA News Share on Facebook Print this page Air pollution has been listed as a contributing factor in the death of a nine-year-old British girl in 2013. After a two-week inquest, coroner Philip Barlow determined that Ella Kissi-Debrah of South London died of acute respiratory failure, severe asthma and exposure to air pollution. It is the first time that air pollution has been listed as a contributing cause of death in Britain, the BBC reported. Kissi-Debrah had been very sick for a long time and was more susceptible to air pollution. According to the BBC, Stephen Holgate, professor of immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton, told Southwark Coroner's Court that Kissi-Debrah had an “exceptionally rare” health problem that put her at “exquisite” risk.