Tag Archives: London

Air pressure high – air quality low

September is normally a good month for air pollution. By this time of year the sun is starting to weaken, making it hard for summertime smog to form and the nights are not yet long, or cold, enough for wintertime … Continue reading

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Upper Holloway school makes shocking air pollution discovery

Islington youngsters have discovered that air pollution outside their school is more than double the limit set by the European Union. Pupils from St John’s Upper Holloway Church of England Primary School found streets in the area regularly had nitrogen … Continue reading

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London air pollution ‘dangerously high’

Air pollution from traffic and industry is dangerously high in east London, according to tests by local “citizen scientists”. Local environment groups placed 36 diffusion monitoring tubes on structures close to parks, bus stops, busy roads and in residential areas, … Continue reading

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Killer air worse than ever before as pollutants linked to birth defects

Experts believe poor air quality contributed to 29,000 deaths in the UK in 2008, with 4,300 in London. Critics of air control measures say the public is being duped into thinking the air is getting cleaner when they argue that … Continue reading

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London air pollution level hits startling high

London’s air pollution level is so high that it will exceed acceptable standards, set by the UN, in several years. Thirty thousand people die from air pollution every year. To improve air quality in the UK’s capital, the authorities call … Continue reading

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Nearly half of London 2020 roads ‘to miss pollution limits’

Nearly half of London’s roads will still be over legal pollution limits in 2020, according to the Green Party. London Green Party leader Jenny Jones said 45% of the main road network will have illegal and harmful levels of nitrogen … Continue reading

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London school air pollution webpage launched

A webpage showing the proximity of schools in the capital to roads with high levels of traffic has been launched by London Assembly member Jenny Jones in a bid to increase public awareness of air quality. The ‘how polluted is … Continue reading

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London’s worst performing boroughs for air pollution revealed

Three quarters of main roads in London have illegal levels of air pollution. The figures have been released by London Assembly Green Party Member Jenny Jones and show all of Camden’s main roads break the European legal limits for nitrogen … Continue reading

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