Tagged as "public health"
Filed in: Air Pollution, Airports, Government policy, Health, News from the AEF
May 5 2017
The Government has today published an updated air quality plan, with new figures suggesting London may not be compliant with legal limits even by 2030. But despite projections having shown Heathrow expansion would increase levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in …
Tags: air pollution, air quality, government, public health
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Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Government policy, Health, Issues, News from the AEF, Noise and Human Health, Press Releases
Feb 2 2017
02/02/17 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cait Hewitt // cait@aef.org.uk // 0203 859 9371 Tim Johnson// tim@aef.org.uk // 0203 859 9371 Key questions on climate change and public health remain unanswered in Government consultations The Government has today published several …
Tags: airspace change, climate change, Heathrow, night noise, noise pollution, public health
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Filed in: Aircraft Noise, Health, News from the AEF
Apr 1 2016
Embed from Getty Images The health-related costs from aircraft noise of an expanded Heathrow could reach £25 billion, while a third runway would risk EU legal air quality limits, according to a new Mayor of London report which sets …
Tags: air quality, EU legal limits, flight paths, Heathrow, Mayor of London, night noise, public health, Third Runway
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Filed in: Health, News from the AEF, Noise and Human Health
Jan 12 2016
The Government’s aircraft noise policies are risking the health of over one million people and an urgent policy rethink is needed ahead of upcoming decisions in 2016, finds a major AEF report, ‘Aircraft Noise and Public Health: the evidence is loud …
Tags: aircraft noise, annoyance, cardiovascular health, flightpaths, Heathrow, learning in children, night noise, public health, sleep disturbance
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