Air pollution

Courtesy Nathan Pitt, Department of Chemistry Monday, April 6, 2020 Although he hasn’t been studying the virus itself, Professor Rod Jones has been investigating an unexpected positive consequence of the virus caused by movement restrictions imposed by the government during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have seen a significant improvement in air quality in London since…

Thursday, March 12, 2020 “Cambridge University is an amazing cauldron of very talented people.” So says Dr Maria Russo, who is a Research Associate in our Centre for Atmospheric Science, where she studies the physical and chemical processes at work in the atmosphere. Here, she tells us about the links between climate and air pollution, the…
Council leaders have said they would welcome new powers or cash to help them tackle the problem of air pollution in Norwich.
The issue of air pollution came under the spotlight at the planning inquiry into the controversial revamp of Anglia Square.
Air pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 100 adults in Norwich in the space of just a year, new research has revealed.
Plans to transform a city centre car park into a block of flats have been approved, despite objectors raising fears over the “immediate effects” of air pollution.