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Bexley – Erith monitoring site reopens
The Bexley monitoring site in Manor Road, Erith reopened last month, with funding from Transport for London, after being mothballed in February 2011 for budgetary reasons., The site is of particular interest since it was the first monitoring site specifically … Continue reading
Dr Gary Fuller interviewed on BBC London
Dr Gary Fuller was recently interviewed by BBC London for the popular Inside Out programme about pollution in London and the upcoming Olympics. Inside Out covers a range of topics affecting the city and this edition, presented by Matthew … Continue reading
Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study
A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency. The HPA’s current position that well run and … Continue reading
ALEHM review the LAQN
The Association of London Environmental Health Managers (ALEHM) reviewed the LAQN during autumn 2011. Stakeholders, including London boroughs, King’s, the Health Protection Agency, DEFRA and the GLA, presented at a meeting on 17 November 2011. Topics included the history and … Continue reading
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Air Mail February 2012
New study links global warming and air pollution
A new study by an international team of researchers, including scientists from King’s, shows that implementing 14 key air pollution control measures could slow the pace of global warming, save millions of lives and boost agricultural production.
The research identifies 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon emissions that could slow global mean warming by approximately 0.5ºC by 2050. The measures could also prevent between 700,000 and 4.7 million premature deaths each year and increase global crop yields by between 30 million and 135 million tonnes per season.
New Daily Air Quality Index update
As the last of the fireworks died away in the early hours of 1st January, revised web pages and apps were launched by King’s College London to report to the new national daily air quality index that came in to force at the start of the New Year.
Changes to the index were far reaching, with updates to the break points between the banding levels, measurement periods and reported pollutants; notably the inclusion of PM2.5 in to the index.