Tag Archives: Lambeth

London’s black communities disproportionately exposed to air pollution – study

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Black, African and Caribbean people are exposed to higher illegal nitrogen dioxide levels than the percentage of the population they account for Black communities in London are disproportionately more likely to breathe illegal levels of air pollution than white and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, EU, Hackney, Lambeth, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sadiq Khan, Southwark, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) | Leave a comment

Revealed: The inner London schools where children breathe toxic air

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nearly one in four school children in London are being forced to breathe air so filthy that it breaches EU legal limits, a shock report warned today. In findings which will alarm many parents, it was revealed that 328,000 pupils … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Barnet, Camden, Chelsea, Enfield, Hackney, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Hounslow, Kensington, King's College London, Kingston, Lambeth, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Richmond, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, UK, Westminster | Leave a comment

London’s toxic air ‘has already caused over 1,300 premature deaths this year’

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 1,300 Londoners have already died prematurely due to toxic air so far this year, campaigners warned today. The shocking death toll includes over 60 estimated fatalities linked to “killer” pollution in Barnet, Croydon and Bromley, and more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Barnet, Bexley, Boris Johnson, Brent, Bromley, Croydon, diesel exhaust fumes, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Lewisham, London, London Mayor, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Redbridge, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Waltham Forest, Wandsworth | Leave a comment

Lambeth gets tough on polluting drivers

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Fines will be issued to bus and taxi drivers who leave their engines running as part of an effort to tackle high levels of air pollution in Lambeth. Figures from campaign group Clean Air London showed that some roads in … Continue reading →

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Lambeth council accused of ‘cover up’ over air pollution deaths

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Green Party has accused Labour-controlled Lambeth council of a ‘cover up’ after a Green council motion was amended to remove references to over 100 annual deaths in Lambeth linked to air pollution. The Labour amendment also deleted references to … Continue reading →