Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The London Clear Air Initiative
The London Clean Air Initiative is a non-profit action group aiming to improve air quality across London. It seeks to work closely with the entire community, including schools, businesses, and residents, as well as the local authority
The campaign's publication Let's Clear the Air - The Londoner's Guide to Air Pollution and its Solutions explains what is meant by air pollution, where it comes from and how it affects health. It points out that 30,000 deaths a year in the UK are linked to air pollution.
The guide also describes the history of air pollution in London and explains what are the main causes today, and has advice on reducing exposure to harmful air both outside and inside the home.
The campaign advocates “ditching the car” and walking or cycling to work or school instead. It calls on readers to request that their local council introduces school streets, low traffic neighbourhoods and parklets.
The guide points out air quality inside homes is often worse than outdoors. It recommends opening windows, especially when cooking and hanging out clothes to dry indoors.
If possible, it says, you should switch away from using gas cookers (but if you can't, always open windows when using cookers!).
It also warns about harmful volatile organic compounds given off by cleaning products, deodorants, detergents, candles and new furniture.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on
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And people who wear certain aerosol deodorants are emitting that stuff all day, it makes me choke.
I've got rid of all of the air pollutants I can. I refuse to get a BBQ, I cycle, walk or take public transport. I got rid of my boiler and gas hob (and gas meter - yay no gas standing charges). I use eco cleaning products, I use the extractor fan when I cook.i don't burn candles. I use a naturally scented (tea tree) roll on antiperspirant. I'm very careful about what I use to wash my clothes, because laundry detergent can really affect my breathing.
I have lived in my current property for four years so home renovations and decoration is probably the biggest one for me. Adhesives and sealants. I chose low VOC paint. I buy secondhand furniture as much as possible but the only new furniture I have bought is a sofa and a sofa bed - they both had to be very specific sizes to fit my space. So they would have introduced some indoor air pollution.
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