| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Air pollution in Putney | |
| Posted by: | Richard Carter | |
| Date/Time: | 24/02/16 10:01:00 |
| I hadn't come across it before, this report (http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/up%20in%20the%20air.pdf) calculates that ☁ 328,000 school children and 3.8million workers in London are exposed to unhealthy levels of Nitrogen Dioxide which is linked to asthma and respiratory infections. ☁ 3,979 out of a total of 3,161 schools in London are over the limit for NO2. The data includes primary and secondary schools, including independent schools. ☁ Children attending schools in Inner London boroughs such as Westminster, Tower Hamlets, Southwark and Camden are particularly at risk to harmful levels of NO2 pollution. The report puts the failure to control NO2 emissions down to the growth in the number of diesel vehicles, including buses, taxis and diesel cars. |