Pollution
Walk this way
To celebrate the recent Walk to School Week, we take a look at how making the trip on foot can get you healthy, help the environment and even earn you cash!
Get there the green way
Take a look at a few more eco-friendly ways of getting from A to B.
Lethal raindrops
None of us like to get caught in a downpour, but we take a look at how the planet is getting more than a little bit wet thanks to acid rainstorms.
5 Things u need2know
- Air pollution in the UK is generally low, but there are times when levels can rise.
- If you suffer from asthma or other respiratory problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution may aggravate your symptoms.
- Emissions from road transport contribute around 70 per cent of the air pollution in our towns and cities.
- There are regulations to cut pollution from road vehicles and controls to prevent harmful emissions from factories and industry.
- The UK's drinking water is safe because water companies remove a lot of pollutants before it pours through our taps. Other countries around the world are not so lucky, and diseases can be a real threat.
