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1 Air Pollution The Silent Peril & How We Mitigate Click to add title Click to add subtitle Striving for excellence

2 Why is air pollution such a concern? Alleged to be the world s biggest preventable killer. Linked to a number of illnesses including: Heart disease (high blood pressure, heart attack), Cancer, stroke, respiratory illness.

3 Who is at risk? Everybody!

4 Problem Identified Road Traffic

5 How we monitor in order to action plan 4 real-time monitoring stations in the borough. Attempted to install 80 sensors borough-wide. 9 diffusion tube sites. Computer dispersion modelling.

6 Emissions from road traffic modelled to show the following concentrations of nitrogen dioxide

7 Emissions from road traffic modelled to show the following concentrations of PM

8 Action Plan We determined that there are on going exceedances of the air quality objectives for nitrogen dioxide annual mean and PM 10. Time to produce an air quality action plan! First action plan in 2003; several revisions have followed.

9 Action Planning Our Partners Internal Departments Councillors & MPs GLA TfL London Boroughs Hertfordshire Boroughs Residents and local businesses Defra

10 Traffic & Transportation Internal department with responsibility for road designs, traffic management. Significant partner which delivers a large number of schemes which will affect air pollution. Provider of funding for air quality through the LIP.

11 Traffic & Transportation Air Quality Projects Cycle Enfield. Quieter Neighbourhoods. Electric Charging Points School Streets Sustainable School Travel Plans

12 Development Control Input into planning consultations. Comments made regarding developments on suitability of location, ventilation strategies, design layout. Propose conditions for applications where air quality will be an issue.

13 Development Control Conditions on major developments for non road mobile machinery London is a LEZ for NRMM. Construction management plans to control dust. Where sites do not comply with conditions we can take enforcement action through the Planning Enforcement Team.

14 Public Health Team Promoting healthier lifestyles. Cycling and walking campaigns. Partnership working on joint goals, lots of resources for publicity work.

15 Fleet Services Procuring the cleanest vehicles available for the Council fleet to ensure we lead by example. Trialled biodiesel and gas powered vehicles. Driver training in place to ensure vehicles operated at maximum efficiency to reduce emissions.

16 Greater London Authority Mayor of London is responsible for air quality in London. Implemented and manage the London Low Emission Zone. Implementing the Ultra Low Emission Zone. Mayors Air Quality Fund (MAQF).

17 Defra Government policy dictates what happens across the whole country. Provides funding for air quality through the air quality grant system.

18 London Boroughs Non Road Mobile Machinery project with Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest. London-wide Anti idling campaign, coordinated by the City of London. Through London Council s we comment on government policy.

19 Green Wall Installed a green wall at Bowes Primary in Measurements taken again in 2016/17. Results pending.

20 Residents & Councillors Input from residents is one of the keys to success. Some areas more interested than others. Bowes area action group near the A406 has been very active.

21 Action Plan Current action plan has 48 actions to improve air quality. Under review, old actions removed and new actions will replace them. Annual report to the GLA

22 The Way Forward There is no one single action that will resolve air pollution issues, multi-faceted approach is required. Alternatively-fuelled vehicles, walking, cycling, improved public transport. To truly tackle the problem a culture/behavioural change is required.

23 Who is responsible for improving air quality? Everybody!