Tag Archives: Southwark

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

Revealed: London’s air pollution ‘is making thousands more people die early each year’

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thousands more Londoners are dying early each year due to toxic air than previously thought, ground-breaking research reveals today. The study by respected academics has the death toll from air pollution in the capital hitting nearly 10,000 a year. For … Continue reading →