That's my number
…that’s my number, not my house number, shoe size nor pin code.
A Whopping 91- levels of air pollution. A number that exceeds three World Health Organisation’s limits.
Common sense dictates that the,‘pack ‘em in, pack ‘em high’ mantras that unimaginative property developers and councillors abide by, will spiral pollution levels dangerously out of control and that will affect our health, our communities and health services. Short term gain for long term drain.
As it stands, pollution levels in our area are already too high.
Type in your postcode - click here and discover levels of pollution at your residence.
Find your number and tag it to your socials to #Stop The Tesco Toxic Towers and/or put up a sign in your window.
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According to Mums For Lungs a grassroots campaign group
'LONDON’S TOXIC AIR IS A DEADLY PROBLEM. Air pollution contributes to thousands of early deaths each year and it affects the day-to-day life of many more who suffer from the long-term illnesses it causes. Particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was estimated to be responsible for 6.4% of all adult deaths in the London region in 2019.
THE YOUNG AND THE OLD ARE MOST VULNERABLE. LINKS TO ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE, STROKES AND LUNG CANCER.
There are also suggested links to brain and breast cancers, diabetes, dementia, impaired memory, reduced ability to learn, poorer exam performance, mental health problems including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, depression and teenage psychotic episodes.
Maternal exposure can result in premature and low birth-weight babies. Inhaled tiny carbon particles have even been found in mothers’ placentas.
Children living in highly polluted areas of London are more likely to have reduced lung growth.
In old age a lifetime of exposure can result in reduced life expectancy, and increased risk of stroke and heart attacks.'
Join Redbridge Mums for Lungs here
Grim reading indeed. Click here for the mums for lungs poster with links to the related articles mentioned.
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