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Incinerator impact on births ‘warrants further study’

No major association between waste incinerator emissions and adverse birth defects have been reported, but ...

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Think tank launches London air quality policy study

Think tank Policy Exchange has partnered with King’s College London scientists to assess policy aimed ...

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Aircraft emissions ‘responsible for 16,000 deaths per year’

US study also calculates global cost of PM2.5 and ozone emissions from aircraft at around ...

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Mayor to consider pollution impact of auxiliary engines

London emissions study, pencilled in for 2017 release, may quantify sources such as diesel transport ...

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MP committee to probe Heathrow third runway impacts

Environmental Audit Committee inquiry will look at implications for government commitments on air quality should ...

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Incinerators ‘contribute little’ to particle emissions

Results from part of a Public Health England-funded study into the impacts of municipal waste ...

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London air pollution kills almost 9,500 a year, study finds

London air pollution is estimated to have killed nearly 9,500 people in 2010 — almost ...

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Cornwall declares sixth air quality management area

Cornwall council has formally declared Truro as the county’s sixth Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) ...

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Lorry refrigeration is ‘hidden polluter’

Refrigeration units used in road transport to keep food and drink deliveries cool emit 163 ...

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Global exhaust systems market ‘worth £18bn by 2020’

The global market for systems which aim to reduce tailpipe emissions from road vehicle exhausts ...