Eight ways to fight air pollution from your doorstep
Day 3: An invisible menace like air pollution can be a daunting adversary. How can we fight something we can’t see, touch or sometimes even notice?
Pic: Sarah Glover-Smith
Living in the bustling capital is not without its perks, but one drawback is the low air quality Londoners endure. The city’s constant throng of traffic and its population of just under nine million people contribute to London’s high level of air pollution, which is being shown to have devastating effects on health.
IQ Air, a world-wide watchdog for air pollution, states that, “for at least the past three years, London’s annual average PM2. 5 level has exceeded the World Health Organisation’s target limit of 10µg/m