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Air Pollution Damages Intelligence
Air pollution impacts cognitive abilities. Dr Guddi Singh, member of Doctors Against Diesel argues, “As our knowledge of the link between air pollution and ill health grows, so does the weight of our responsibility towards those affected by it, especially the next generation.”
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Letter to Theresa May – Phasing out Diesel
Sign letter to Theresa May calling for phase-out of diesel
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Doctors Against Diesel Workshop
This is the first meeting of the recently formed campaign Doctors Against Diesel. We invite nurses, doctors and allied health professionals to join us to learn about health and diesel, discuss health messaging, and share ideas for how health professionals can support the wider campaign for a rapid phase out of diesel vehicles.
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NOx emissions legal limits breached on 5 January, London
Under EU rules, sites are only allowed to breach hourly limits of 200 ug of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) /m3 air 18 times in a year, but on 5 January 347.7 ug/ m3 was measured on Brixton Road at 9pm, and was the 19th exceedance this year.
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Doctors Against Diesel – Mission Statement
Sign to show your support
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Photos from Doctors Against Diesel launch at HPBW
The Doctors Against Diesel campaign was launched on Saturday 10th December at Medact’s Healthy Planet Better World conference
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Healthy Air
Health professionals treat the impacts of air pollution on a daily basis. The recent report Every Breath We Take, by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health and The […]
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RCP London: Every Breath We Take – the lifelong impact of air pollution
This report from the RCP and the RCPCH examines the impact of exposure to air pollution across the course of a lifetime: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/every-breath-we-take-lifelong-impact-air-pollution
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UK Emissions Interactive Map
The UK emissions interactive map can tell you about air pollution in your area: http://naei.defra.gov.uk/data/gis-mapping
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A Critical Day for Air Pollution in Europe
Today EU leaders will attempt to come to an agreement on air pollution reduction targets that will determine the quality of our air for the next 15 years. The success of the agreement will, however, depend on the UK government and other member states abandoning efforts to weaken and delay the directive.