Poor air quality has been strongly linked with many health issues and illnesses including asthma, cancer and autoimmune diseases. This paper uses mixed-methods approach to investigate the pollution levels that school students is currently subjected to and the potential increase in air pollution if the introduction of quarrying activities is introduced and the related increase […]
Dust from quarry sites is a major source of air pollution, although the severity will depend on factors like the local microclimate conditions, the concentration of dust particles in the ambient air, the size of the dust particles and their chemistry, for example limestone quarries produce highly alkaline (and reactive) dusts, whereas coal mines produce acidic dust.
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Energy cannot be produced or destroyed but can be transformed from one form into another. Higher temperatures have negative effects and the higher CO2 emissions the higher the atmosphere’s temperature. We need to bring CO2 emissions to Zero if the global atmospheric temperature is to remain unchanged. We have two choices, either stick to transport
Author: Professor Reza Ziarati – Chair of CW-AQPC. In a study carried out by Dr Helen Fisher[2] it has been found that those who grow up amid heavy traffic pollution have higher rates of mental illness by age 18. The study has demonstrated that children growing up in our biggest cities face a greater risk
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The Air Quality 2020 zoom conference held on Friday, 3rd July 2020 at Centre for Factories of the Future, Kenilworth, UK. Professor Dr Reza Ziarati opened proceedings thanking everyone for attendings and the importance of young people. He then gave an explanation of where we are and what is needed. The following are the summary
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This report is specially written for the local authorities and residents with a hope that it would shed some lights on ways that can be adapted to improve the quality of air we breathe in, and to reduce the adverse impacts of poor air quality on our citizens’ health and well-being.
THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE IN – HOW IT AFFECTS US Read More »
Coventry City Council was instructed on March 26th 2019 to implement a Class D charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) to curb the air pollution levels in the city. The council’s alternative measures that included traffic limitation on a few roads were rejected by DEFRAs ministers who believed Coventry would not be able to handle the
Air quality- transport for London reports: “Every child in London is breathing toxic air, mainly caused by road vehicles” (reference: Air quality – tfl.gov.uk). Daily Air quality index from Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) informs the public about the levels of air pollution and provide advice. The index of 1 to 10
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There are nine reports being prepared on air quality assessment in several locations worldwide; three of them are general reports on the situations in the UK and the other six reports summarise the arrangements for improving air quality in several cities and makes special references to measures in place in the USA and the cities
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When air pollution in a city comes to mind, it indicates towards a number of problems such as, the levels of pollution people are exposed to, the main sources, locations, and the number of fatalities. The impact of toxic pollutants (industrial, road traffic and shipping) on communities health is as such that the illegal levels
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