“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force, but through persistence.” – Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto
A south London housing development has been approved in an area where air pollution is so high that residents will be advised to keep their windows closed.
Nitrogen dioxide exceeds legal limits on the busy road where the development is planned, next to the A2 in Lewisham. An air quality assessment carried out on behalf of the developers found levels of 56.3 micrograms per cubic metre in the area – far above the legal limit of 40µg/m3.
The highest estimate of NO2 inside the development was also above legal levels at 43.7µg/m3, which would affect residents on the first floor.
The assessment includes the guidance: “With opening windows the developer should advise the future occupants that their health could be at risk due to relatively high levels of air pollution in the area.”
Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah, a campaigner from Lewisham whose daughter’s death has been linked to air pollution, called the decision “an absolute disaster”.
Her daughter, Ella Roberta Kissi-Debrah, was nine when she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. NO2 levels near their Lewisham home were consistently above the legal limit. The attorney general has approved a new inquest into the death.
“They have learned nothing from my daughter’s death, nothing at all. It is an insult,” said Kissi-Debrah.
Despite the developer’s warnings over air quality, Lewisham council deems it a “low priority consideration” in its planning report, rejecting solutions to mitigate against the risk of high air pollution.
In one section, the council rejects providing glazing on the basis of a prediction that “air pollution levels should fall as vehicle emissions in the area reduce”.
…Housing approved despite pollution warning to keep windows shut | Environment | The Guardian
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Black Cat Mystery #30 File Copy (Harvey, 1951) Horror stories take over the title starting with this issue. Black Cat is only featured on the cover and intro splash page, with art by Lee Elias. Interior art is by Elias and Rudy Palais…
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Black Cat Comics, No.1 June 1946 (Harvey Comics), Cover art and design: Joe Simon.
Black Cat - aka Linda Turner, Hollywood star and America’s sweetheart. Bored with her ultra sophisticated life of make-believe she becomes Black Cat! Her most adventurous role – and pledges to expose evil in all its vicious forms.
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