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Tag Archives: Leicester
The deadly toll of city smog
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
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Pollution hotspots get ‘clean bus’ cash
Eighteen “pollution hotspots” in England have been awarded funds to cut bus emissions, as part of efforts to meet EU targets on nitrogen dioxide. The government has been taken to court over its failure to meet NO2 limits and has … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Broxbourne, Gateshead, Harrogate, Lancashire, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Norfolk, Rossendale, Sheffield, Sunderland, UK, West Yorkshire, York
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Mapped: Where is air pollution killing the most people?
Over 28,000 people die from air pollution in the UK every year, according to government statistics. Air quality is a significant issue in the UK, with 38 of Britain’s 43 air quality zones exceeding EU safety limits for nitrogen dioxide, and … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Chelsea, Kensington, Leicester, London, Luton, Manchester, Nottingham, UK, Westminster
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Diesel car drivers ‘betrayed’ as EU cracks down on Britain over air pollution
More than 10 million motorists who were “betrayed and misled” into buying diesel cars have been warned that they face higher costs as the European Union puts pressure on Britain to cut air pollution levels. It comes as Boris Johnson, the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Boris Johnson, Bristol, diesel exhaust fumes, European Commission, Leicester, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, UK
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Electric Vehicles Used To Cause, Measure Pollution In Leicester
Today, scientists from the University of Leicester are driving the streets in electric vehicles (EV’s) fitted with specialized air monitoring sensors, with the intention of measuring the extent of air pollution in city environments. Where do electric vehicles get their electricity? … Continue reading
Air Pollution Data Used to Manage Traffic Flows
Phasing traffic lights according to air pollution rates at the scale of a European city district could soon become a reality. But first, the complexity of air pollution models must be mastered. Poor air quality costs Europe more than €700 … Continue reading
Britain’s worst towns for air pollution revealed
Air pollution levels in major UK cities have reached worryingly high levels and more should be done to combat ‘dangerous’ poor air quality, campaigners have warned. London, Manchester, Leicester, Liverpool and Birmingham all had at least five days last year … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield, UK
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Airborne pollution-scanning device maps Leicester’s air quality
University of Leicester physicists used their sophisticated air quality measuring spectrometer to produce striking “heatmap” style images of pollution levels in Leicester as part of the Airborne Air Quality Mapper (AAQM) project. The images show how levels of nitrogen dioxide … Continue reading
