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Live and historical air quality data from multiple sensor networks across the UK. Air quality news from around the world, covering air pollution and its effects on health. ukaq.co.uk Facebook: facebook.com/UKAirQuality Substack: ukairquality.substack.com
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@ukaq.bsky.social@ukaq.bsky.social → @ukaq.co.ukAndy Burnham has been urged to launch an inquiry into the unequal health impacts of air pollution. This comes as data shows that in 11 English cities more than 200,000 children were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties in 2025. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Show PostNEW: Our latest research has found that more than 200,000 children attended A&E or were hospitalised with breathing difficulties last year across 11 English cities, including #London, #GreaterManchester & #Birmingham. We cannot keep treating dirty air as inevitable or acceptable. 📸: Ron Fassbender
Show PostWhat do you think hundreds of postcards on a Prime Minister's desk looks like? Have you sent yours yet? What about your kids? #AirPollution #CleanAirAct
Show PostAirQo's open-source sensor network is the right direction, but the governance gap is where sensors sit and who can read the feed. For an African city the practical questions are siting inside industrial zones, maintenance when LoRaWAN drops, and whether the data licence lets clinics use the feed.
Show PostEach time we enjoy a meal out or order a takeaway, someone cooks for us in a commercial kitchen. New study from PSE Healthy Energy measured the #airpollution that these workers breathe, the impact of pilot lights and spread into dinning areas. Piece by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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