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And how do they square the circle that with the deindustrialisation and move to central heating that those particulates production are at a century low in many

And how do they square the circle that with the deindustrialisation and move to central heating that those particulates production are at a century low in many western countries yet seem to be more deadly than ever.

jamiecurle 4y ago
This is what I cannot fathom. I was born the 70's, played outside for all my childhood amidst all the leaded petrol and sulphur dioxide, I handled leaded petrol for a job at a petrol station for solid three years and I lived in dense urban town from childhood until today. Everything seems to be way lower than it ever has been: [1]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-sulphur-dioxide-so2 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... [2]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-non-methane-volatile-organic-compounds-nmvocs https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... [3]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-ammonia-nh3 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... [4]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-nitrogen-oxides-nox https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... So why is everything framed as being more deadly now than it was given the all time lows?
- magicalist 4y ago
  Explicitly mentioned: "Moreover, the study revealed that while daily levels of PM2.5 have reduced in Europe and North America over the past two decades..."
- easytiger 4y ago
  > So why is everything framed as being more deadly now than it was given the all time lows? Because it's a false predicate for the war on the car and the removal of personal agency in urban areas - a war being waged at multiple levels of government in the UK in particular.

jamiecurle 4y ago

This is what I cannot fathom. I was born the 70's, played outside for all my childhood amidst all the leaded petrol and sulphur dioxide, I handled leaded petrol for a job at a petrol station for solid three years and I lived in dense urban town from childhood until today. Everything seems to be way lower than it ever has been: [1]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-sulphur-dioxide-so2 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... [2]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-non-methane-volatile-organic-compounds-nmvocs https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... [3]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-ammonia-nh3 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... [4]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-nitrogen-oxides-nox https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-po... So why is everything framed as being more deadly now than it was given the all time lows?

magicalist 4y ago
Explicitly mentioned: "Moreover, the study revealed that while daily levels of PM2.5 have reduced in Europe and North America over the past two decades..."
easytiger 4y ago
> So why is everything framed as being more deadly now than it was given the all time lows? Because it's a false predicate for the war on the car and the removal of personal agency in urban areas - a war being waged at multiple levels of government in the UK in particular.