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Covid-19 risk greater in urban centres affected by air pollution

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People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. Even the latest diesel engines emit dangerous levels of pollution. and ground-level ozone (O?) This is likely also the case for Covid-19.

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Device adds spatial dimension to air quality monitoring

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AI and air quality expert Airly launched ‘Airly Orbital’ on 9 October – a compact, low-power device with built-in GPS and cellular communications to allow mobile air quality monitoring. Traditional air quality monitors are fixed in one location,” explains Airly CEO Wiktor Warchalowski. An Airly Orbital on a car roof.

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Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures

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EarthSense Zephyr monitors were employed in the study. Launched in November 2022, and funded by a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the project examined the link between air pollution, behaviour and the cost of air pollution-related healthcare in the Sandwell area.

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The quest for cleaner air

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India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). Centuries on, sources of airborne pollution are only becoming more numerous and wide ranging.

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Good vibrations (for continuous pollutant measurement anyway)

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A laser-based technology developed at TU Graz can provide continual real-time analysis of air pollutants and their interaction with other gases and sunlight – with revolutionary import, suggest the group. A well-known example is the formation of ground-level ozone when UV light hits nitrogen oxides.

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Air pollution map goes global, with more localised detail, and covering more pollutants

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Air quality expert EarthSense has announced a new release of its MappAir® high-resolution map of air pollution, with powerful new features and improved scalability from global down to 10 metres or street level. Furthermore, MappAir® now offers a three-day pollution forecast for the entire globe,” continued Dr. Jeanjean.

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Publicly accessible, hyper-local air quality sensor network launches in Camden

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On a micro level, the platform can identify daily ‘incidents’ which occur on one street but not another, and extreme pollution differences in time, shown in rush hour NO2. Friday, 17 June, the hottest day of the year so far, saw unhealthy levels of Ozone across the Borough.