Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl'

Our London Green MEP, Jean Lambert, has warned before of the dangers of high levels of air pollution in our city. But today's report from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology comparing the impact of air pollution to the effects of fallout from Chernobyl follows hot on the heels of a report from Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution which said air pollution was responsible for 24,000 premature deaths in Britain every year.


If you live in London you can sign up at AirText.info to receive a text message warning if high levels of air pollution are forecast in your area.