Air/car pollution in sheffield, worst ever?

[Cyclone 10]

If it were for that then surely it would only apply to high sided vehicles? And indeed it could be switched on and off depending on the wind conditions!

 

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A friend of mine goes to visit relatives in South Asia for a few months every year and looks great on his return. Within a few months of being here again he looks ill. I would defo say there is a pollution problem in Sheffield. I like to get out into Derbyshire at least every few weeks for a blast of fresh air.

 

Perhaps it's the holiday rather than anything to do with pollution.

[Phili Buster 10]

Thought the 60 limit, from j28 to j35, normally imposed during rush hour Monday - Friday 16:00 - 18:00 (don't know about morning) and also includes Bank Holidays. Nothing to do with wind conditions, automatically set to control pollution.

[Guest busdriver1]

really? source?

 

in the mean time, from DEFRA https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/air-pollution/causes

 

Particulates : road transport

 

Nitrogen oxides : road transport, followed by electricity generation

 

Ozone : conversion from NOX (see above)

 

Sulphur dioxide : power generation

 

polycyclic hydrocarbons : domestic coal and wood burning

 

carbon monoxide : road transport

 

Since by implication you are saying i am a liar, read this. FULLY

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2010/sep/09/carbon-emissions-planes-shipping

[Cyclone 10]

Since by implication you are saying i am a liar, read this. FULLY

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2010/sep/09/carbon-emissions-planes-shipping

 

I think you've missed the point though.

Whilst the polluting effects of air travel are high, they're not localised and clearly not having an effect in Sheffield that is greater than the very localised effects of car pollution.

[geared 318]

I think you've missed the point though.

Whilst the polluting effects of air travel are high, they're not localised and clearly not having an effect in Sheffield that is greater than the very localised effects of car pollution.

 

The same can be said for the ocean shipping industry.

A massive contributor to global pollution, but since it's rarely detected on a local scale few people care about it.

 

It seems people either care about pollution on a local or a global level, rarely both.

[Guest busdriver1]

The same can be said for the ocean shipping industry.

A massive contributor to global pollution, but since it's rarely detected on a local scale few people care about it.

 

It seems people either care about pollution on a local or a global level, rarely both.

 

Strangely, the article seems to suggest that shipping is not the major issue it has been made out to be.

The article does however state that Air traffic via vapour trails is the one that needs the most urgent attention.

[barmyowls 11]

Those in power in Sheffield don't care , So not much will get done about it

[Cyclone 10]

The same can be said for the ocean shipping industry.

A massive contributor to global pollution, but since it's rarely detected on a local scale few people care about it.

 

It seems people either care about pollution on a local or a global level, rarely both.

 

This thread is very specifically about local pollution though isn't it.

[ads36 219]

I'd have thought so...

 

Is pollution from air travel a problem? Yes.

 

What can sheff council do about it? Nothing at all.

 

Is localised pollution from road traffic a problem? Yes.

 

What can SCC do about it? Loads.

[Planner1 438]

Is localised pollution from road traffic a problem? Yes.

 

What can SCC do about it? Loads.

And they are already doing a lot.

 

The electric taxi trial, which is the subject of a thread on here, is one of them:

https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1547980

[geared 318]

Strangely, the article seems to suggest that shipping is not the major issue it has been made out to be.

The article does however state that Air traffic via vapour trails is the one that needs the most urgent attention.

 

Yet you'll read another article and the story would be the total opposite :huh:

 

This thread is very specifically about local pollution though isn't it.

 

True we don't get many ships though, but then don't some of the proposed solutions for local pollution just end up shifting the problem to elsewhere?

[The Joker 10]

Is pollution from air travel a problem? Yes.

 

What can sheff council do about it?

 

Close down our airport