Nitrogen Dioxide and London

Boris Johnson: So the scientists have calculated that an average Londoner exposed to 2010 levels of pollution through their lives could lose around 16 months from nitrogen dioxide pollution, according to The Independent. This is around three hours loss of life each week. But death is rarely instantaneous. Put another way, the invisible toxic gas, which is the product of diesel combustion, contributed to the deaths of almost 5,000 people annually on top of the 5,000 who are hastened to the grave by better-known pollutants such a sulphur. It is therefore beyond puzzling that last week Boris approved highly controversial plans for a new cruise liner terminal at Greenwich, which will spew even more nitrogen dioxide into an area which already suffers from its proximity to the Blackwall Tunnel and is one of the worst polluted in London. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has often expressed his concern over the health effects of air pollution on Londoners and several future Mayoral hopefuls have singled it out as a campaign issue. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.