• Question: How much air pollution is there in London?

    Asked by anon-177565 to Helen, Becky, Andrew on 12 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Andrew Singer

      Andrew Singer answered on 12 Jun 2018:

      I guess the answer to your question depends on what kind of pollution you’re aware of. A good introduction to the kind of air pollution out there can be found here: http://www.who.int/airpollution/en/

      Typical measures of air pollution include: Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide, PM2.5 Particles, PM10 Particles. You can see real-time measures of this pollution in London here: http://www.londonair.org.uk/LondonAir/nowcast.aspx

    • Photo: Helen Littler

      Helen Littler answered on 13 Jun 2018:

      It can be too high at times and people who have medical problems are told to stay inside. In Paris, when the pollution levels get too high, they ban some cars. They also make all public transport, residential parking and the hire bicycles and electric car schemes free.

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