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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 petro
by 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 agoExplicitly 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.