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Air pollution remains a significant environmental risk factor. Polluted air has a detrimental effect on our health, our life expectancy, and costs our society considerably.   There is a clear need for action to reduce people’s exposure, tackling existing health inequalities and improving outcomes for all. We are now seeing some major interventions in public health across the UK to reduce pollution and improve lives - no more so than in the education sector with the younger ge

3rd November 2025 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council in Leicestershire has installed Zephyr® Lite air quality monitors from EarthSense at two primary schools in the borough - Parkland and Launde - to raise awareness of air pollution and the health issues it can cause.   Parkland Primary School in South Wigston and Launde Primary School in Oadby had the sensors installed over the summer holidays, and are now able to measure levels of PM10 and PM2.5 – two of the most dangerous a

Air pollution remains the single biggest environmental risk to public health, contributing to respiratory illness, heart disease and premature deaths.   The links between poor air quality and ill health are underpinned by significant scientific research but a major challenge still exists around better explaining to the general public why  air pollution is a hazard and who  is most at risk from harm. Educating the next generation   Wider engagement with social networks, includ