Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:PM10 particulates POLLUTION: 6 out of 10 between 10 - 11 am today:- | |
Posted by: | Vlod Barchuk | |
Date/Time: | 15/09/10 13:54:00 |
It depends on the pollutant. PM10 particulates are particularly harmful as they can be taken deep into the lungs. Carbon dioxide from petrol vehicles has no immediate health impacts though potentially longer term environmental ones whereas diesel vehicles emit less carbon dioxide but much more particulates. It's difficult to compare reading from sites as they do not all measure the same substances but, currently, the Horn Lane station is reading 4 for PM10, Acton Town Hall is reading 1 and Ealing Town Hall shows no figure for this as it's not monitoring it (presumably PM10 is considered unlikely to be significant here). There is a monitoring site on the Western Avenue but that does not measure PM10 either. |