Havering’s Air Quality Campaign Dr. Louise Dibsdall, Public Health Marie-Claire Irvine, Public Protection
Types of Air Pollutants Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Health Impacts of Air Pollutants Ultrafine PM, NO 2 and SO 2 Particulate Matter irritate the eyes, nose and can cause Strokes throat A few hours of PM 2.5 can bring on existing Lung Cancer, Asthma, illness or heart COPD, Bronchitis attacks Ultrafine PM can get Increased risk of into the body stomach cancer through the blood PM 2.5 and NO 2 has Air Pollution can been linked to bowel cause kidney cancer cancer PM has been found in the reproductive organs and in unborn children
Who is Most at Risk?
Measuring Air Quality
National Air Quality Standards & Objectives Pollutant UK Objective Averaging Date (by which to be achieved and maintained Period thereafter) 200 μg m -3 not to be Nitrogen 1-hour mean 31 Dec 2005 dioxide - exceeded more than 18 times NO 2 a year 40 μ g m -3 Annual mean 31 Dec 2005 50 μg m -3 not to be exceeded Particles - 24-hour 31 Dec 2004 PM 10 more than 35 times a year mean 40 μ g m -3 Annual mean 31 Dec 2004 25 μ g m -3 Particles – Annual mean 2020 PM 2.5 Target of 15% (20% EU) 3 year mean Between 2010 reduction in concentration at and 2020 urban background locations
Annual Mean NO 2 Concentrations Modelled Predictions 2013 for 2020
LBH Monitoring versus EU Limit Value 80 70 60 Concentration µg/m -3 50 40 NO2 Annual Mean EU Limit Value 30 20 10 0 Monitoring Location
Local ‘Hotspots’ in Havering 1. Romford Town Centre – Thurloe 4. Gallows Corner. Gardens (77% bus Nearest receptor: 20 & 11% cars). m + (residential Nearest receptor: 5 properties) m (residential properties) 5. Roneo Corner. Nearest receptor: 2. Romford/ Rush 5 m (residential Green A124 Rush properties) Green Road and Rom Valley Way (36% Bus & 37% HGV). Nearest 3. Rainham – Broadway (41% receptor: 8 m HGV & 31% Bus). Nearest (residential receptor: 3 m (residential properties) properties)
Annual Mean NO 2 Concentrations in London 2013
Why is Air Pollution important to Havering? 5.1% of all-cause 61.7 per 100,000 mortality attributable deaths from to pollution COPD (London = 5.6%; (London = 49.9; England = 4.7%) England = 52.6 ) 1 in 3 people have at least one Long Term Condition
What are we currently doing? • Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) • Air Quality Monitoring Network • Promotion of AirTEXT app http://www.airtext.info/signup • Delivery of Air Quality initiatives in schools (Smarter Travel) • ‘Clean - up’ of Havering’s fleet vehicles • Inclusion of Air Quality Projects within the Youth Travel Ambassador Scheme • Air Quality Policies included in Local Plan • Air Quality Awareness and Behaviour Change Campaign – Miles the Mole “Do your Share & Let’s Clear the Air” – Accompanied by live performance and lesson plans
Miles the Mole Air Quality Campaign Finalist 2017
Miles the Mole in Primary Schools
Future Air Quality Actions? • We need to take a variety of action across the council to improve air quality. Examples include: – Deliver schemes that provide options for people to travel sustainably – Promote walking, cycling, use of public transport and STARS accredited travel planning programme – Lobby TfL to invest in improved public transport in Havering, such as cross- borough transport e.g. Rainham to Romford – Consider energy usage and provision of sustainable transport in all growth and development projects – Assess the Council’s own fleet vehicles and sustainable travel policies and practices – Monitoring & modelling to ensure we have intelligence on air quality hotspots – Greater cross-departmental working, e.g. with planning, regeneration, transport planning, housing & economic development
Contact Information Dr. Mark Ansell Louise Watkinson Acting Director of Public Health Public Protection Manager Mark.Ansell@havering.gov.uk Louise.Watkinson@havering.gov.uk Dr. Louise Dibsdall Marie-Claire Irvine Senior Public Health Specialist Environmental Protection & Housing Manager Louise.Dibsdall@havering.gov.uk MarieClaire.Irvine@havering.gov.uk
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