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New study says diesel emissions can increase risk of cancer three-fold
A landmark government health study released last week provides evidence that the diesel engine exhaust that pervades California highways could be causing cancer at a greater rate than previously known. The study says miners exposed to diesel engine exhaust are … Continue reading
‘Councils must unite to tackle air pollution’
OXFORDSHIRE’S local authorities should work together more to help tackle the city’s unique air pollution problems, it has been claimed. It has emerged that Oxford has consistently failed to meet its target for reducing nitrogen dioxide, which is caused by … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, UK
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UK air pollution: why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis?
When Justin Bieber collapsed last week at the O2 arena in London and was taken to a private clinic feeling “short of breath” and needing oxygen, the rumours started flying that he had had an asthma attack. They were denied … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Asthma, Birmingham, Boris Johnson, Clean Air In London (CAL), diesel exhaust fumes, Downpatrick, Dundee, EU - European Union, Glasgow, Health effects of air pollution, Leeds, London, London Mayor, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Northern Ireland, Nottingham, PM - Particulate Matter, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Court reserves UK air quality ruling
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement on the UK’s breaches of EU air pollution laws. The government admits air quality laws will be breached in 15 regions until 2020. Londoners will have to wait until 2025 for pollution to enter … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, EU - European Union, European Commission, London, PM10, UK
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€46 billion a year: the air pollution cost of road haulage
Air pollution has hidden economic and health costs; causing some 3 million sick days and 350,000 premature deaths in Europe each year, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). A new technical study from the European NGO entitled ‘Road user … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Austria, diesel exhaust fumes, European Environment Agency (EEA), Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, NOx, PM2.5, Romania, Switzerland
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Boris Johnson’s sticky pollution solution shown to be a £1.4m failure
Boris Johnson has spent £1.43m “gluing” pollution from vehicles to London’s roads using a method that air-quality experts have found does not work. In 2010 Transport for London started a trial using dust suppressants – calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) – … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, diesel exhaust fumes, King's College London, London, London Mayor, PM10
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Air pollution increases chances of low birth-weight babies
Sooty air pollution in towns and cities increases the chances of women giving birth to small babies, new research has shown. A study involving millions of births around the world found that higher pollution levels raised the risk of low … Continue reading
Diesel fumes more damaging to health than petrol engines
Diesel fumes are significantly more damaging to health than those from petrol engines, according to research which shows that related air pollution contributes to lung disease, heart attacks, asthma and other respiratory problems. The findings, published by the Department for … Continue reading
Polluted Putney: fumes breach limit for the year… in January
Harmful levels of traffic smog in “London’s most polluted high street” have already smashed annual limits just days into the year. Calm weather conditions have sent readings of nitrogen dioxide — linked to asthma and lung damage — soaring off … Continue reading
Air Pollution Becomes a Major Global Killer
The economic growth that many nations in Asia and increasingly Africa have experienced over the past couple of decades has transformed hundreds of millions of lives — almost entirely for the better. But there’s a byproduct to that growth, one … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, China, Health effects of air pollution, India
Tagged Air Pollution, Beijing, diesel exhaust fumes, Indonesia, Jakarta, New Delhi
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