Oxford study links household air pollution to cardiovascular disease
Exposure to household air pollution from using wood or coal for cooking and heating is associated with higher risk of…
Health
Study links NO2 to 38% of childhood asthma cases
A study carried out in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford has suggested that up to 38% of all childhood…
Putney High Street exceeds hourly NO2 limit
Putney High Street in Wandsworth, South London, looks to have become the capital’s second area to breach the hourly mean…
‘Social influence’ deters engine idling, researchers suggest
Using signage with messages informed by behavioural science can help to encourage car drivers to turn off idling engines in…
Government accused of ‘box-ticking’ approach to air quality
MPs have accused government of taking a ‘box-ticking’ approach to addressing air pollution, in a major report published today (15…
German Environment Agency details NO2 health ‘burden’
A study in Germany has suggested that background concentrations of nitrogen dioxide air pollution in urban and rural areas are…
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…
Chief medical officer calls for tougher air pollution standards
The government’s senior advisor on public health, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for tougher standards on air pollution, in…
