Health

Health Legislation

Labour highlights impact of air quality on the elderly

Analysis carried out by the Labour Party has suggested that more than half of the UK’s over 60s (56%) live in areas that are in breach of legal limits on nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

Health Indoor Industrial

Chief medical officer calls for tougher air pollution standards

Health

Homerton Hospital Trust gets air quality funding boost

Cars, Freight & Transport Fuels Health

Diesel trains found to be impacting New Street air quality

Cars, Freight & Transport Health

Government air quality plan ruled ‘unlawful’

Health Local Government

Oxford schools get air quality toolkit

Health Indoor Industrial

Study labels household products as ‘major’ air pollution source

Health

Rapid rise in air pollution ‘increases heart attack risk’

Health

Air pollution has twice the impact on lung function for poorer households

Air pollution has twice the impact on lung function for members of lower-income households, research has suggested, and it increases their risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by three times.