Category Archives: London

Interactive guide to pollution in London

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

With the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide of any capital city in Europe, London’s air pollution from traffic is linked to strokes, heart and respiratory diseases as well as some cancers and asthma. Enter a postcode to see how polluted … Continue reading →

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London Boroughs and businesses awarded £5.4m to tackle air pollution

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boroughs and businesses throughout the capital have been awarded £5.4 million worth of funding to tackle the problem of air pollution through adopting measures such as increasing the use of low-emission vehicles, (TfL) Transport for London has announced. The money … Continue reading →

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Tower Bridge: drivers urged to turn off engines while boats pass

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Tower Bridge anti-idling campaign – a joint initiative by Southwark and Tower Hamlets councils – is one of a number of projects to be backed by the Mayor of London’s Air Quality Fund. “This is all about helping local … Continue reading →

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North Circular air pollution worst in London, emissions figures show

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The North Circular, which carries more than 60,000 vehicles a day, has the worst traffic fumes of any road in London, according to official emissions figures released under freedom of information legislation. Exhaust emissions data held by Transport for London … Continue reading →

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British survey exposes ignorance of air quality challenge

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

When a London anti-pollution organisation polled British lawmakers about the greatest risks to public health, most MPs were wrong, ranking traffic accidents or heavy drinking ahead of air pollution as a leading killer of Britons. “The vast majority of over … Continue reading →

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Help us to tackle air pollution in your area

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air in your neighbourhood could be harming your health. You can take action now. To get you started, we’ve developed some resources which set out all the basic facts about air pollution in London and what you can do … Continue reading →

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London’s air pollution from the BT Tower

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: James Lee of York University tells us about a UK project which is the largest and most comprehensive effort yet to investigate air pollution across London, while Frank Kelly of King’s College London … Continue reading →

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Survey of MPs finds ignorance of Air Pollution

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

New App uses first ever index to report the health impact of long-term exposure to air pollution Clean Air in London CAL is launching a revolutionary new App, initially for iPhones and iPads, to build public understanding of the dangers … Continue reading →

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