Concern over air pollution
Published Date:
25 June 2007
By Tony Belshaw
URGENT action is being called for to tackle the health threat from diesel engines - with high levels of dangerous pollutants found in Sheffield's air.
A new Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) analysis of levels of a highly toxic pollutant between January and April showed that air quality was “a matter of serious concern.”
Reading found that Sheffield city centre has up to 28 micrograms of a pollutant called PM10 per cubic metre of air - which It is usually emitted by diesel engines.
The World Health Organisation believes there is no safe limit for exposure to PM10, which can cause breathing difficulties such as asthma.
The CSP wants drivers to improve emissions by fitting a particulate trap or filter, or by converting the engine to an approved alternative fuel like compressed natural gas.
The full article contains 136 words and appears in Sheffield Star newspaper.
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Last Updated:
22 June 2007 2:55 PM
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Source:
Sheffield Star
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Location:
Sheffield
