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The Met Office explain their Air Quality Data Portal. Since we reported on The Met Office launching an Air Quality Data Portal, they have produced this short film in which air quality scientists Dr Eleanor Smith and Lucy Neal discuss it with Alex Deakin. They explain what the portal is, what features it has, who it’s for, and where the data ...
How air pollution affects food production and how we can fix it
2022年9月27日 · Farming and fertiliser are not often the first think people think of when talking about air pollution, but research has revealed food production plays a large role in polluting our air. Fertiliser revolutionised farming when it was first invented in the 19 th century, but now so widespread its contributing to environmental degradation.
Air fryers pose indoor air pollution risk – AirQualityNews
2020年10月23日 · Air fryers can pose a major risk to indoor air quality if used without proper ventilation, a new study has shown. Researchers at the Taiwan Society of Indoor Environmental Air Quality measured the particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution levels caused by cooking high-fat foods like sausages in a closed studio apartment. …
CO2 affects human health at lower levels than previously thought
2019年7月10日 · Exposure to carbon dioxide (CO2) poses direct risks to human health at lower levels than previously thought, research has found. Reviewing current studies on the subject, American academics concluded that exposure to ambient CO2 in indoor environments can have harmful effects on the human body at much lower levels, causing health problems such as inflammation, reduced cognitive performance and ...
The power of plants: can urban green spaces tackle air pollution?
2022年4月19日 · Recent modelling of the Greater London Area’s canopy suggests that increasing urban tree cover from 20 to 30% would only remove an additional 1% of PM from the air. Despite this, Arnt Diener explains that even these small changes can be substantial: ‘On a regional or national scale, green spaces have been shown to reduce pollution ...
Climate change refugees: the landmark case of Teitiota v New …
2020年12月23日 · In this landmark case, the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) ruled, for the first time, that expelling an individual to a place where they may be exposed to life threatening risks due to the adverse effects of climate change could violate the right to life. In 2013, Ioane Teitiota (the claimant) and his family left their home on the small atoll ...
2024 National Air Quality Conference – AirQualityNews
Booking. This event has sold out. Get the latest from our social media. Event Details Date: 6 November 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Categories: Events The 2024 National Air Quality Conference 6th November, Prospero House, Borough, London. We are delighted to announce the 2024 National Air Quality Conference will be heading to a….
Drive-throughs are hotspots for air pollution – AirQualityNews
2020年10月19日 · Drive-throughs are busier than ever during the pandemic — but they’re hotspots for air pollution, writes Anitha Chinnaswamy, assistant professor of Environment and Computing at Coventry University. Over 90% of EU citizens each year are exposed to levels of outdoor air pollution that are above the World Health Organization’s air….
How climate disinformation is sowing distrust in LTNs
Research shows LTNs reduce overall traffic, with 46 London schemes seeing a 32.7% median reduction in traffic and a 46.9% drop when calculated as a mean. However, some groups have been pushing the belief that LTNs push traffic onto boundary roads, invalidating the positive results of the schemes. But further research has found that this isn’t ...
Cornwall unveils five-year clean air strategy – AirQualityNews
2019年7月31日 · The council’s Clean Air Strategy For Cornwall 2019-2024 proposes the provision of more charging points for electric vehicle drivers to use and replacing the council’s fleet of diesel vehicles with lower-emitting alternatives. The strategy, linked to the council’s climate change plans backed by its cabinet last week, also outlines plans to ...