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Driving: More 50mph zones on the way for Welsh roads?
Continue readingNew zones with driving speeds limited to 50 miles per hour (mph) could be introduced on two more sections of Welsh roads to tackle pollution, reports BBC News. The Welsh government wants to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a by-product of burning fuel that has been linked to health issues. According to Imperial’s Professor Frank Kelly, […]
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Cleaner air would help 150, 000 breathe easier
Continue readingThe Times reports on a new Imperial study showing that the number of people with respiratory diseases would fall by 150,000 a year by 2030 if the government delivered on promises to improve air quality. “We understand the sources of air pollution that must be targeted and we have the technologies to reduce emissions to […]
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Housing and schools should not be built in air pollution hotspots, experts warn.
Continue readingLondon News Online reports on a meeting of the London Assembly environment committee in which experts advised them that new schools and affordable housing targeted at young families should not be built in areas of London that are ‘known pollution hotspots’. Imperial’s Dr Ian Mudway warned that the long-term health risks associated with toxic air […]
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BBC Science Focus: Does the air pollution on the London Underground harm your health?
Continue reading“On any given weekday, the London Underground sees up to five million passengers hopping on and off its network. Its 11 lines serve 272 stations, and at peak times there can be over 500 trains hurtling around beneath the streets of London… But how fresh is the air that you’re breathing on the tube? ‘The […]