6 for sunny Devon, I thought that I would be smug and have the lowest figure, but as I'm half an hour from the coast I note that a wet and windy Mull beats Devon.
Lovely as Mull is, I'll stick with second best Devon.
Having said that, the air around here was very bad during foot and mouth burning, so much so that a friend staying from Eltham had to leave at 2am due to a major asthma attack!
Double the recommended WHO. We live 6 doors from the sea front in Hythe Bay, Quiet shocked at this:20 mph speed limit, surrounded by parks and open spaces.
Pollutant one: PM2.5
At this address, the annual average of the pollutant PM2.5 is 10.39mcg/m3. The World Health Organization limit is 5mcg/m3.
This study shows 19.9% of strokes were attributed to exposure (for a year or more) of PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 10mcg/m3.
PM2.5 can also cause asthma, jeopardize lung functions and promote cancer.
Pollutant two: PM10
The reading for PM10 at this address is 18.45mcg/m3. The limit is 15mcg/m3.
Only 93 in east Dartford, wonder how much of that is down to the Dartford crossing and the inability of the authorities to build a second crossing and the total shambles of traffic management in the area.
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Lovely as Mull is, I'll stick with second best Devon.
Having said that, the air around here was very bad during foot and mouth burning, so much so that a friend staying from Eltham had to leave at 2am due to a major asthma attack!
We live 6 doors from the sea front in Hythe Bay,
Quiet shocked at this:20 mph speed limit, surrounded by parks and open spaces.
Pollutant one: PM2.5
At this address, the annual average of the pollutant PM2.5 is 10.39mcg/m3. The World Health Organization limit is 5mcg/m3.
This study shows 19.9% of strokes were attributed to exposure (for a year or more) of PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 10mcg/m3.
PM2.5 can also cause asthma, jeopardize lung functions and promote cancer.
Pollutant two: PM10
The reading for PM10 at this address is 18.45mcg/m3. The limit is 15mcg/m3.
Cardiovascular mortality increases by 0.76% and respiratory mortality by 0.58% for every 10mcg/m3 increase of PM10.
PM10 can cause wheezing, bronchitis and reduce lung development.
Pollutant three: NO2
The reading for N02 at this address is 16.62mcg/m3. The limit is 10mcg/m3.
Exposure (for a year or more) to 30mcg leads to a 5.5% increased risk of disease related mortality.
Is someone telling porkies?