The 20 blackspots for toxic air in London
 

Quote:

The government was today accused of “dragging its feet while Londoners
choke� on toxic air.

Campaign group ClientEarth launched the attack on ministers on the first
anniversary of its Supreme Court victory which forced the Government to
beef up its masterplan to tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution.

The environmental lawyers also published a list of 20 pollution blackspots
where filthy air far exceeds EU limits.

They include Putney High Street, in south west London, where the average
NO2 concentration level was 133 micrograms per cubic metre between January
1 and April 27, according to monitoring by King’s College London, with EU
regulations saying this score should not be more than 40.

Brixton Road in Lambeth had an average reading so far this year of 128.

While Euston Road in Camden, Marylebone Road in Westminster, and Earls
Court Road in Kensington and Chelsea were all on 86.

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The 20 blackspots for toxic air in London
 

On Saturday, 30 April 2016 23:46:21 UTC+1, Recliner wrote:
Quote:

The government was today accused of "dragging its feet while Londoners
choke" on toxic air.

Campaign group ClientEarth launched the attack on ministers on the first
anniversary of its Supreme Court victory which forced the Government to
beef up its masterplan to tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution.

The environmental lawyers also published a list of 20 pollution blackspots
where filthy air far exceeds EU limits.

They include Putney High Street, in south west London, where the average
NO2 concentration level was 133 micrograms per cubic metre between January
1 and April 27, according to monitoring by King's College London, with EU
regulations saying this score should not be more than 40.

Brixton Road in Lambeth had an average reading so far this year of 128.

While Euston Road in Camden, Marylebone Road in Westminster, and Earls
Court Road in Kensington and Chelsea were all on 86.

Continues, with map:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...-a3236611.html

Walbrook Wharf?? Wasn't he in Star Trek?

The 20 blackspots for toxic air in London
 

Can someone explain to me why Walbrook Wharf, which from memory is in the middle of nowhere, just a bus stop near the Mermaid, should be so mustardgassy?

It's Upper Thames Street, one of the busiest roads in London
which, before we had a Mayor, was a free-flowing route. Both
Mayors have damaged the route and now half of the road has
been allocated to the Cycle Superhighway. Result, lots of
stationary traffic emitting fumes.

Of all the 20 places listed, only Wallington surprises me. For
the rest it's all very simple. Count the number of traffic lights
of all types in the area, then do the research and find how
many lights were there twenty years ago. Then do a similar
comparison of the phasing of the lights. There's no mystery
about why London now has a severe air pollution problem.