Presentation: Clean Air in Battersea

Clean Air in Battersea Nov 11th

Samantha Heath

CoMEAP The latest figures suggest 29,000 people die prematurely from it in 2008, (340,000 hrs of life lost) in Britain, • More impact than passive smoking and road accidents • now second only to smoking as a cause of death.

• Costs to the UK twice as much as obesity

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Pollution in London • 4,000 Londoners a year die prematurely from causes related to air pollution. • Around 113 people die prematurely in Wandsworth every year from causes related to air pollution. • Air pollution contributes to many health problems including asthma, heart disease and lung disease and lung cancer.

• 80% of PM10s come from vehicles • Lancet July 2010 – there is a statistically significant association between risk for lung cancer and PM10 and 2.5

Particulate matter air pollution size distribution

Copyright Š American Heart Association

PM health effects : • Premature deaths in people with existing heart and lung disease • Heart attack • Stroke • Aggravated asthma • Decreased lung function Committee on the Medical Effect of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)

AQ objectives Pollutant

AQ Objective

Measured as

NO2

200 μg/m3 not to be exceeded more than 18 times a year

1-hour mean

40 μg/m3

Annual mean

50 μg/m3, not to be exceeded more than 35 times a

24-hour mean

40 μg/m3

Annual mean

PM10

Annual mean no2 concentrations: modelled by KCL 2010

Annual mean PM10 concentrations: modelled by KCL 2010

Annual mean no2 concentrations: modelled by KCL 2010

Annual mean no2 concentrations: modelled by KCL 2010

Things can change

What shop keepers said

Wandsworth Guardian

Afternoon Fine Particle concentration

Council measurements

Passing under Falcon Road Bridge

Rush hour Fine Particle concentration

GPS tracked LSx measurements

WBC AQ Action Plan • Clapham Junction is now recognised as an air quality hotspot by the GLA and WBC – Wandsworth should be inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone • Work with businesses and communities to reduce pollution – walking cycling, greening, no idling • Create greater awareness – support people esp vulnerable to avoid pollutants, close the door campaigns – provide safer routes • Reduce dependency on diesel through planning and infrastructure

Action Plan • Clapham Junction is now recognised as an air quality hotspot by the GLA and WBC – Wandsworth should be inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone • Work with businesses and communities to reduce pollution – walking cycling, greening, no idling • Create greater awareness – support people esp vulnerable to avoid pollutants, close the door campaigns – provide safer routes • Reduce dependency on diesel through planning and infrastructure

Samantha.Heath@LSx.org.uk