Local 'citizen scientists' have announced that the air pollution in East London is dangerously high. 36 diffusion monitoring tubes were placed around bus stops, parks and busy roads to measure emissions in over 30 streets. The area recorded over the annual safety limit of the toxic exhaust pipe gas nitrogen dioxide in just over four weeks.
The Air pollution produced by traffic in east London is considered to be some of the worst in Britain, effecting young and old people subject to respiratory and heart diseases. Read full article here.
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