The Guardian reports on a study conducted in Guildford, Surrey, England. Researchers
[...] placed detectors for particulate pollution in prams and made 64 journeys to and from schools in Guildford at drop-off and pick-up times. They found that air pollution spiked at road junctions and by bus stands, and that fine particle pollution was higher in the mornings, when the roads are busiest.
"Fine particles show larger health impacts compared to their larger counterparts and at the young age children are more susceptible to particulate pollution, suggesting a clear need for precautionary measures to limit their exposure during their transport along the busy roadsides," the researchers concluded.
Their work is published in Environmental Pollution (DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.021).
The Guardian links to a Telegraph article which says that
Of the 51 areas across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland included in the [World Health Organisation's global pollution] database, 40 exceeded the WHO's guideline limits for 'PM2.5', or fine particulate matter, while 10 exceeded the guideline levels for 'PM10', slightly larger particulate pollution.
London, Glasgow, Leeds, Eastbourne, Port Talbot and Scunthorpe were among the worst areas.
(Score: 5, Touché) by Taibhsear on Friday March 10 2017, @03:10PM (3 children)
Computers referred to as "analytical engines", carbon dioxide is "Carbonic Acid"...
Just a quick note, carbon dioxide and carbonic acid are two distinct chemicals. /chemistrypedant
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 10 2017, @05:54PM
Indeed. Take a really good snort of the first, and you'll find out what the second one feels like.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Friday March 10 2017, @10:34PM
Perhaps the GP was thinking of carbolic acid, what the youth call phenol. In my day we used it as a disinfectant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbolic_acid#Uses [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbolic_Smoke_Ball [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Sunday March 12 2017, @02:00PM
Interesting, I didn't realise that and apparently, neither did the Victorians because I believe they used the term to describe CO2.