Limiting air pollution to the recommended World Health Organisation levels, could prevent over 50,000 deaths across Europe according to research.
Tag: nitrogen dioxide
Glasgow hits air pollution targets during lockdown for first ever time
Glasgow’s level of air pollution dropped significantly during spring lockdown, but clearly rose when restrictions were released later in the year.
Oxford City Council proposal to introduce UK’s first localised NO2 air pollution target
Oxford City Council become the first local authority to establish a city-wide air pollution target.
France taken to court by European commission over air pollution
The European Commission decided to bring France to the Court of Justice for the European Union to address their poor air quality after breaching the daily limit values of particulate matter (PM10).
The Argus: University of Sussex scientists develop life-saving air quality sensor
The Argus reports that scientists have developed an air quality sensor which could save the lives of babies and people with asthma.
Independent: Bees slower, sicker and living shorter lives because of air pollution, study suggests
The Independent reports that breathing toxic fumes due to exposure of heavily polluted air is one of the key contributors to early death.
Guardian: Air pollution may increase risk of Covid death, major study says
The Guardian reports that long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of death from Covid-19, according to a large study by the Office for National Statistics.
Swindon Advertiser: Safe air pollution levels breached in Swindon
Swindon Advertiser reports that safe air pollution limits are being breached in Swindon, putting lives at risk.
Telegraph: Huge drop in air pollution in first month of lockdown
The first few weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown cut levels of dangerous pollutants by as much as 40 per cent in towns and cities, according to new research. Data gathered on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) found dramatic…