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WEBIn support of this year’s International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, Clean Air Fund have compiled a series of videos which showcase examples of how the Fund’s grants have enabled clean air campaigners to fight air pollution around the world. A new study titled ‘Childhood PM2.5 exposure and upward mobility in the United States’ has ...
UK homes ‘toxic boxes’ due to indoor air pollution
WEBMay 15, 2019 · Indoor air pollution is over three times worse than outdoor air pollution, with campaigners calling UK households ‘toxic boxes’ due to the number of air pollution particles trapped inside. These were the findings of a study commissioned by the Clean Air Day campaign who asked the National Air Quality Testing Services (NAQTS) to conduct four ...
Investigation to improve indoor air pollution in developing countries
WEBJan 19, 2021 · In low-income homes, particularly in developing countries, poor ventilation and inefficient cooking methods expose many people to poor indoor air quality. In a bid to raise awareness and reduce this pollution, Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) will work with the partners to conduct webinars, outreach activities and pilot ...
The Big Interview: Dr Maria Neira, World Health Organization
WEBMay 7, 2020 · Air Quality News spoke to Dr Maria Neira, Director in Public Health and the Environment at the World Health Organization (WHO), about why she believes air pollution is one of the biggest public health tragedies of our times.. The WHO has been at the forefront of tackling the coronavirus pandemic, but if there is to be a silver lining it’s the dramatic reductions in air pollution seen across ...
Leicester council says air pollution at lowest levels ever recorded
WEBMar 21, 2019 · Air pollution in Leicester has reached the lowest levels since they started recording air quality 20 years ago, according to the city council’s own monitoring information. Council figures, which were collected from five key monitoring stations across the city last year, reveal that the East Midlands city is now meeting….
UK schools help monitor classroom air quality in massive citizen ...
WEBDec 27, 2023 · Nearly 1000 schools have already joined the SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) citizen science project. They are helping provide important data to scientists studying the quality of classroom air, whilst benefiting from a free air quality monitor linked to an interactive Web App, enabling teachers and pupils to ...
Evidence review by Imperial College London maps impact of air …
WEBApr 17, 2023 · An ‘evidence highlight note’ released by a team of researchers from London Imperial College’s Environment Research Group has examined a huge range of research published since the 2016 Royal College of Physicians report ‘Every breath we take: the lifelong impact of air pollution’. Accepting that the RCP report had established…
New catalytic converter could help to reduce pollution
WEBAug 11, 2021 · A new synthetic material that accelerates the removal of toxic gases will be tested on a new prototype catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are devices fitted to the exhaust pipes of internal combustion engines to reduce toxic emissions. Many conventional catalytic converters use platinum group metals as a catalyst, which….
7,000 trees will be planted in London to improve air quality
WEBJanuary 29th 2020. 7,000 trees will be planted in London to improve air quality. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced that in order to help reduce air pollution and carbon dioxide (CO2), thousands of trees will be planted across 20 boroughs in London. London has secured over £2m of funding from the Forestry Commission, and Sadiq Khan ...
Warrington keeps Clean Air Zone on the table as plan goes live
WEBMay 1, 2018 · Warrington keeps Clean Air Zone on the table as plan goes live. Warrington borough council has formally adopted its five-year plan to tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution, which includes measures such as greater use of electric vehicles and establishing new cycling and walking links. The plan, which was first put …
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