VARIOUS MEDIA: Traffic pollution drops in lockdown – but other risks to air quality increase, reveal Manchester researchers

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Traffic pollution for most parts of the UK is plummeting thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown but more urban ozone – a dangerous air pollutant which can cause airway inflammation in humans - is probably being generated, say experts from The University of Manchester.

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/traffic-pollution-drops-in-lockdown--but-other-risks-to-air-quality-increase-reveal-manchester-researchers/

Period6 May 2020

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3

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  • TitleOzone level increases in UK cities as traffic pollution falls amid lockdown
    Media name/outletChina.org
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryChina
    Date6/05/20
    DescriptionLONDON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has seen traffic pollution for most parts of Britain falling, but more dangerous urban ozone -- a dangerous air pollutant which can cause airway inflammation in humans -- is probably being generated, experts from the University of Manchester said Wednesday in a new study.
    URLwww.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-05/06/content_76013419.htm
    PersonsHugh Coe, James Allan
  • TitleCoronavirus lockdown: Indoor air pollution is soaring as Britons take to their kitchens and car exhaust pollution falls
    Media name/outletiNews
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/05/20
    DescriptionA separate study from Manchester University found that Manchester’s city centre has seen a 70 per cent reduction in nitrogen oxides since the lockdown began.
    URLhttps://inews.co.uk/news/environment/coronavirus-lockdown-indoor-air-pollution-soars-cooking-car-exhaust-pollution-2844909
    PersonsHugh Coe, James Allan
  • TitleTraffic pollution drops in lockdown—but other risks to air quality increase
    Media name/outletPhys.org
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/05/20
    DescriptionTraffic pollution for most parts of the UK is plummeting thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown but more urban ozone—a dangerous air pollutant which can cause airway inflammation in humans—is probably being generated, say experts from The University of Manchester.
    URLhttps://phys.org/news/2020-05-traffic-pollution-lockdownbut-air-quality.html
    PersonsJames Allan, Hugh Coe

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • air pollution
  • coronavirus