Sensors show increased air pollution linked to school pick-up and drop-off
The data is in from air quality sensors placed outside three primary schools in Bury.
The data is in from air quality sensors placed outside three primary schools in Bury.
Bury Council’s cabinet has approved Greater Manchester’s final Clean Air Plan to tackle the problem of air pollution on local roads, which contributes towards at least 1,200 deaths per year in the city-region.
Air quality sensors will be installed outside Bury’s schools to monitor how pollution concentrations are influenced by the school run.
Council leaders have urged the Government to take measures to tackle the health threat caused by engine idling, especially outside schools.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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