Tag Archives: Air Quality

London’s biggest ever air monitoring exercise underway

Clean Air for London project monitoring air quality during Games to assess impact of changing traffic patterns on air pollution Scientists taking part in London’s biggest ever air quality monitoring exercise say they are hoping that improvements in air quality … Continue reading

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Uni scientists work on Olympics ClearFlo pollution project

Scientists from The University of Reading are taking part in the biggest investigation into air quality during the Olympic Games which could create a legacy of cleaner air in the capital. The three-year ClearFlo (Clean Air for London) project team … Continue reading

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Londons ozone level cleared just before Olympic start

During the week leading up to the Olympic Games, London experienced its worst ozone episode for six years. Fortunately fresh westerly winds began to clear Londons air pollution just before the opening ceremony.On 21 July high pressure moved over the … Continue reading

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Air Quality Alert In Effect During Carnival’s Third Day

Air quality alerts have been issued in a swath of southern Connecticut, including Orange, on the third day of the Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reporting elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution Saturday in … Continue reading

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Traffic controls to cut Storrington pollution

Banning lorries or controlling traffic flow through a West Sussex village are among measures being considered to improve air quality. Storrington failed an air quality test two years ago because traffic fumes led to a build-up of nitrogen dioxide. via … Continue reading

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World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments

Increased levels of air pollution can be expected around the world unless urgent action is taken to cut man-made emissions, according to a new study. Published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, the study predicts that without new policies … Continue reading

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Auckland Pollution Causes Deaths

Air pollution causes hundreds of deaths in Auckland per year and causes more than $200 million worth of social damage, a new report claims. Auckland’s air quality is so bad that in the past two months it exceeded the Government’s National … Continue reading

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Henley on Thames – Group to examine air quality

The members are town councillors Joan Bland, Laila Meachin and Dieter Hinke, county councillor Peter Skolar and residents Roy Atkin, C Langer and H Legh. According to the latest air quality report, Duke Street has the highest nitrogen dioxide levels … Continue reading

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