| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Air pollution in Putney | |
| Posted by: | Tim Henderson | |
| Date/Time: | 10/01/14 11:44:00 |
| The Evening Standard covers the story : http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/pollution-on-oxford-street-breached-annual-limit--just-five-days-into-the-new-year-9051178.html "...Harmful traffic pollution levels on Oxford Street and Putney High Street have already breached annual limits just a few days into January. Concentrations of nitrogen dioxide - a gas linked to asthma and other serious respiratory problems - are not supposed to go above 200 ug/m3 on more than 18 occasions a year under Government clean air targets. However, the Standard has learned this total was exceeded on 5 January on Oxford Street and yesterday on Putney High Street......" |