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Cycling Pollution: How safe is my commute?

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  • Duration: 8 mins
  • Publication date: 11 Mar 2019
  • Part of series MiniDocs

Abstract

Air Pollution is a very real danger, especially in major cities. In London, 9,500 people are estimated to die every year due to health complications related to exposure to air pollution.  The notoriously bad air in the UK’s capital prompted the European Commission to issue a legal warning shortly after one of the city’s streets breached limits for nitrogen oxides only five days into 2017.  We follow journalist Tereza Pultarova as she looks at what can be done to improve her daily commute by avoiding exposure to the dirtiest air.   

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  • Bike Safety
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  • City Pollution
  • Clean Air Act
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  • Climate Change
  • Cycling Pollution
  • Cyclists
  • Diesel Scandal
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    Tereza Pultarova

    Science and technology journalist and video producer

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    Barbara Maher

    University of Lancaster

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    Andrew Grieve

    Kings College London, Air Quality Analyst

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    Tereza Pultarova

    Science and technology journalist and video producer

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    Andrew Grieve

    Kings College London, Air Quality Analyst

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