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[4] [5] Air pollution in the UK is a major cause of diseases such as asthma, lung disease, stroke, cancer, and heart disease, and it costs the health service, society, and businesses over £20 billion each year. [6] Outdoor pollution alone is estimated to cause 40,000 early deaths each year, which is about 8.3% of deaths. [7] [8]
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that ... The UK government has identified that if ...
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Guidance on the Effects on Health of Indoor Air Pollutants (2001) Cardiovascular Disease and Air Pollution (2006) Review of the UK Air Quality Index (2011) Quantification of Mortality and Hospital Admissions associated with Ground-level Ozone (2015) Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Chronic Bronchitis (2016) Nitrogen Dioxide (2018)
According to the UK NEA, grazing air pollution and the forces of climate change have significantly affected the mountainous regions of the UK. [1] Due to climate change; rising seawater temperatures and exploitation of marine resources led to a serious loss of quality in UK marine ecosystems. [ 1 ]
The most commonly used air quality index in the UK is the Daily Air Quality Index recommended by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP). [39] This index has ten points, which are further grouped into four bands: low, moderate, high and very high.
The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952, was a severe air pollution event that affected London, England, in December 1952.A period of unusually cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants—mostly arising from the use of coal—to form a thick layer of smog over the city.
An air pollution monitoring station in Shaftesbury Avenue, London – part of the London Air Quality Network. The London Air Quality Network (LAQN) is a collection of urban air pollution monitoring stations in London and South East England.