Couldn’t find a general thread about air pollution/fine-particles/soot from internal combustion engine exhaust.
Found these though:
China Announces New Measures to Curb Air Pollution
Los Angeles air pollution drops after tailpipe laws
Air pollution data from my local area
A short news item in The Independent about a new study published in The Lancet:
Found these though:
China Announces New Measures to Curb Air Pollution
Los Angeles air pollution drops after tailpipe laws
Air pollution data from my local area
A short news item in The Independent about a new study published in The Lancet:
EU air quality rules are still too lax to protect us from pollution, study finds
Monday 09 December 2013
/.../ harmful sooty particles in traffic and factory fumes /.../
A study published in The Lancet estimated that for every 5 micrograms per cubic metre increase in annual exposure to fine-particle pollution, the risk of dying from natural causes rises by 7 per cent. The lead scientist, Dr Rob Beelen from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, said: “A difference of 5 micrograms can be found between a location at a busy urban road and at a location not influenced by traffic.”
The scientists pooled data from 22 studies involving 367,251 people. They said the findings showed “significant adverse health effects” even at “concentrations well below the EU annual average air quality limit”.
Source:
EU air quality rules are still too lax to protect us from pollution, study finds - Health News - Health Families - The Independent