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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 2d

Schools invited to join Asthma + Lung’s clean air project

The charity has launched a national campaign urging schools and local communities to take action after discovering that over two-thirds of schools surveyed are located in areas with unsafe air quality. airqualitynews.com/health/schoo...

Schools invited to join Asthma + Lung’s clean air project

Millions of children across the UK could be regularly breathing dangerously polluted air, according to new findings from Asthma + Lung UK. The leading lung health charity has launched a national camp...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 3d

Fossil fuel giants’ energy transition claims ‘anecdotal at best’

Research reveals that the world’s largest oil and gas companies account for just 1.42% of renewable energy projects worldwide, despite decades of pledges to transition away from fossil fuels. airqualitynews.com/fuels/fossil...

Fossil fuel giants’ energy transition claims ‘anecdotal at best’

New research reveals that the world’s largest oil and gas companies account for just 1.42% of renewable energy projects worldwide, despite decades of pledges to drive the transition away from fossil f...

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Newstart Magazine @newstartmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

HAPPENING TODAY👇

Building Magazine are set to host the webinar ‘Preparing for Awaab’s Law – tackling damp and mould with technology’

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Last chance: Join damp and mould tech webinar

Today Building Magazine are set to host the webinar ‘Preparing for Awaab’s Law – tackling damp and mould with technology’. Due to be presented by Ben Wallbank, BIM strategy & partnerships manager at T...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 10d

PM2.5 hitches a lift on red blood cells to spread through the body

Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that PM2.5 particles attach themselves to red blood cells, providing a mechanism for how these contaminants spread throughout the human body.

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PM2.5 hitches a lift on red blood cells to spread through the body

Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that PM2.5 particles attach themselves to red blood cells, providing a mechanism for how these contaminants spread throughout the human body. The b...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 10d

A year of air quality data created by Poplar’s closely-knit community

A collective of more than 130 knitters has unveiled Knitting the Air – a striking 12 metre textile artwork that transforms local air quality data into over 2,000 hand-knitted squares.
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A year of air quality data created by Poplar’s closely-knit community

In Poplar, Tower Hamlets, a collective of more than 130 knitters has unveiled Knitting the Air – a striking 12-metre textile artwork that transforms local air quality data into over 2,000 hand-knitted...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 10d

PM10 exposure worsens sleep apnoea, study finds

People living with obstructive sleep apnoea may experience more severe symptoms if they are exposed to higher levels of air pollution, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory SocietyCongress
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PM10 exposure worsens sleep apnoea, study finds

People living with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) may experience more severe symptoms if they are exposed to higher levels of air pollution, according to new research presented at the European Respira...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 11d

No exceedances of NO2 limits in London last year

London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide pollution for the first time, according to new government data – nearly 200 years earlier than experts had once predicted. airqualitynews.com/local-govern...

No exceedances of NO2 limits in London last year

London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for the first time, according to new government data – nearly 200 years earlier than experts had once predicted. Figures published by D...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 12d

Children are losing millions of healthy years to secondhand smoke – study

New research shows children across the globe are losing over 8.4 million years of healthy life due to exposure to secondhand smoke.

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Children are losing millions of healthy years to secondhand smoke – study

New research shows children across the globe are losing over 8.4 million years of healthy life due to exposure to secondhand smoke. The research was presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 12d

We're pleased to say that Laura, who conducted this research, will be talking about wood burning at our National Air Quality Conference in November.
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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 12d

Sustrans becomes Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

The UK’s largest active travel charity has unveiled a new name and brand identity, reintroducing itself as the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.

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Sustrans becomes Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

The UK’s largest active travel charity has unveiled a new name and brand identity, reintroducing itself as the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust. The rebrand reflects its mission to make people-powered movement ...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 17d

Wood burning and cooking to be covered by Conference Discussion Panel

Our panelists will discuss the work they have undertaken in relation to one or both of the above and will take questions from the floor.

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Wood burning and cooking to be covered by Conference Discussion Panel

The discussion panel at this year’s National Air Quality Conference will consider the twin issues of domestic wood burning and cooking – both domestic and commercial. Our panelists will discuss the w...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 17d

New tool reveals how facilities expose 1.6 billion people to dangerous air pollution

A new tool from Climate TRACE allows users to watch in real time how plumes of harmful air pollution flow out of facilities and into more than 2,500 urban areas worldwide. airqualitynews.com/headlines/ne...

New tool reveals how facilities expose 1.6 billion people to dangerous air pollution

A groundbreaking new tool has been launched by global nonprofit Climate TRACE, allowing users to watch in real time how plumes of harmful air pollution flow out of facilities and into more than 2,500 ...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 19d

How our homes absorb VOCs has ‘significant implications’

New research has found that the walls, furniture and surfaces inside our homes play a much bigger role in trapping and holding onto pollutants than previously understood.

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How our homes absorb VOCs has ‘significant implications’

New research has found that the walls, furniture and surfaces inside our homes play a much bigger role in trapping and holding onto pollutants than previously understood. The University of California ...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 23d

Manufacturers claim: ‘no consensus that gas stoves are harmful’
A group representing appliance manufacturers – including LG, Whirlpool, GE Appliances, Electrolux, and Bosch – is challenging a new Colorado law that requires warning labels on gas stoves.
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Manufacturers claim: ‘no consensus that gas stoves are harmful’

A group representing major appliance manufacturers – including Whirlpool, GE Appliances, Electrolux, and Bosch – is challenging a new Colorado law that requires warning labels on gas stoves. The law s...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 24d

Poor air quality puts childhood cancer survivors at greater risk

Childhood cancer survivors, already vulnerable to chronic conditions caused by their disease and its treatment, face significantly worse outcomes when exposed to air pollution.
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Poor air quality puts childhood cancer survivors at greater risk

Air pollution is emerging as an overlooked threat to the long-term health of childhood cancer survivors, according to new research from University of California – San Francisco. The research found tha...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 25d

Air pollution is detrimental to cardiovascular health in young adults
Research has found that exposure to air pollution is associated with higher blood pressure and increased heart rate by the age of 18

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Air pollution is detrimental to cardiovascular health in young adults

New research from the University of Bristol has found that a exposure to air pollution from before birth leaves measurable marks on heart health by the age of 18. Specifically, they found that such ex...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 25d

One step forward, two steps back as UK Cruise Growth Plan is published
The government are sinking £448 million into the UK maritime sector, to ‘slash emissions from shipping' while also announcing a UK Cruise Growth Plan, to help boost the industry.
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One step forward, two steps back as UK Cruise Growth Plan is published

At the start of London International Shipping Week, the government announced a £448 million investment into the UK maritime sector, to ‘slash emissions from shipping, cementing the UK as a clean energ...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 10

How tall buildings on narrow streets trap air pollution

Narrow streets, hemmed in by tall buildings, may be acting as traps for pollution according to a new study.
Streets narrower than 20m experience irregular and sometimes dangerously high spikes in PM.

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How tall buildings on narrow streets trap air pollution

Narrow streets in city centres, hemmed in by tall buildings, may be acting as traps for pollution and contributing to poor air quality, according to new research. A study by Nottingham Trent Universit...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 10

Outrage in Canberra as ACT Government backtracks on wood heater phase-out

Campaigners in Australia’s capital have expressed shock following the ACT Government’s apparent backflip on its 2023 commitment to phase out wood heaters in suburban areas. airqualitynews.com/editors-pick...

Outrage in Canberra as ACT Government backtracks on wood heater phase-out

Campaigners in Australia’s capital have expressed shock following the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government’s apparent backflip on its 2023 commitment to phase out wood heaters in suburban are...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 9

New ban will protect 200% more deep peat from burning

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New ban will protect 200% more deep peat from burning

The government has announced an extension of its ban on burning heather and grass on deep peatlands in England, in a move designed to improve air quality, cut flood risks and protect wildlife. From 30...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 9

Air pollution shown to worsen Alzheimer’s disease

Living in areas with poor air quality could make Alzheimer’s disease progress faster, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Air pollution shown to worsen Alzheimer’s disease

Living in areas with poor air quality could make Alzheimer’s disease progress faster, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is the...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 8

Clean Air in London slams watchdog over NO₂ failures

The campaign group takes aim at the Office for Environmental Protection after new evidence revealed widespread breaches of NO₂ limits across the UK. airqualitynews.com/local-govern...

Clean Air in London slams watchdog over NO₂ failures

Clean Air in London (CAL) has renewed its call for tougher action on air pollution after new evidence revealed widespread breaches of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) limits across the UK. The campaign group i...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 5

Call for global action on airborne plastic pollution

A review highlights knowledge gaps about the scale, sources and behaviour of microplastics and nanoplastics in the atmosphere – and calls for the creation of a global monitoring network to track their movement.

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Call for global action on airborne plastic pollution

Airborne plastic pollution may be travelling further, faster and with greater consequences than previously thought, according to new research led by scientists at The University of Manchester. A revi...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dad’s secondhand smoke exposure may damage children’s lungs

Children whose fathers were exposed to secondhand smoke in childhood may face a higher risk of lung problems throughout life – including COPD – according to new research.
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Dad’s secondhand smoke exposure may damage children’s lungs

Children whose fathers were exposed to secondhand smoke in childhood may face a higher risk of lung problems throughout life – including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – according to new...

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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for becoming the leader of the Green party. Zack spoke at our London conference in 2023 and went down so well, we invited him to speak at our Manchester event earlier this year - which he readily agreed to do.