Tag Archives: Clean Air Act 1956

Pollution in London from wood burning on the rise

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

If there was one surprise from the recent very high pollution levels, it was the fact that according to King’s College some of the pollution was due to “unusually high levels of domestic wood burning”. This is not to underestimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Clean Air Act 1956, London, PM10, UK, wood burning | Leave a comment

Team cracks mystery of London’s ‘killer fog’

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In 1952, a killer fog containing pollutants covered London for five days, causing breathing problems and killing thousands of residents. The exact cause and nature of the fog has remained mostly unknown for decades, but scientists now believe the mystery … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged 1952, Air Pollution, Clean Air Act 1956, Research, Smog, UK | 1 Comment

Calls for a new clean air act in the UK

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last week Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, joined campaigners to call for a new clean air act. This July marks the 60th anniversary of the original legislation that transformed the air in our cities and saved many lives. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Clean Air Act 1956, London, London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, UK | Leave a comment

The deadly toll of city smog

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In mid-January 2016 a three-day smog covered London, Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham. January used to be a peak month for pea-souper smogs. Between 1952 and 1962 these killed nearly 15,000 Londoners and many people in other cities including Glasgow and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Clean Air Act 1956, Glasgow, Leicester, London, Manchester, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Nottingham, Smog, UK | Leave a comment

The truth about London’s air pollution

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Invisible pollution kills up to 9,000 people a year in the capital. But under government plans, from school gates to shopping streets, Londoners will be breathing dangerous air until 2025. What more can be done? In the morning, this traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Brixton, Cheltenham, Clean Air Act 1956, dieselgate, Earls Court, Hackney, King's College London, Knightsbridge, London, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Oxford Street, PM - Particulate Matter, Poplar, The Great Smog, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

The lethal effects of London fog

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

After the Great Smog of 1952 killed up to 12,000 Londoners, the country cleaned up its act. But today, pollution of another kind may be just as insidious – and almost as lethal. Imagine smog so thick that you can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Clean Air Act 1956, CO2 emissions, diesel exhaust fumes, Euro 6, Inversion, King's College London, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, NOx, Oxford Street, pea souper, PM2.5, Smog, The Great Smog, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) | Leave a comment

The Return of London’s Fog

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

IN January, researchers at King’s College London announced that pollution levels on Oxford Street, in central London, had exceeded limits set for the entire year in just the first four days of 2015. Similarly alarming numbers have been recorded for … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Clean Air Act 1956, coal fires, Inversion, King's College London, London, London Mayor, Oxford Street, pea souper, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, UK | Leave a comment

Air pollution: Not breathing easy

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

BRITISH air is much clearer than it once was: in 1952 one “pea souper” smog in London (see photo) caused the deaths of around 4,000 people in a week. But it is not as clean as it could be. On … Continue reading →