lcc healthy air
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Film
Facts
• 29,000 premature deaths caused by air pollu7on -‐ 4,300 in London alone
• Levels of nitrogen dioxide on some of London’s busiest roads are currently more than triple legal limits
• Diesel is the key culprit
• Certain groups, including children, older people and people with asthma are more vulnerable
• Poorer areas tend to have worse air quality
Raise public awareness of the health impacts of air pollu7on
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Past
• Raise public awareness of the health impacts of air pollu7on
• Encourage behaviour that helps reduce air pollu7on and exposure to it
• Persuade all levels of government to take stronger ac7on so that the UK complies fully with air quality law.
Present
London, 24th May 2012
Encourage behaviour that helps reduce air pollu7on and exposure to it
About
Resources
Persuade all levels of government to take stronger ac7on so that the UK complies fully with air quality law.
About
Maria Arnold [email protected] 0203 030 5969
www.healthyair.org.uk @HealthyAirUk www.facebook.com/healthyairuk
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