We local traders and residents of Roseburn Terrace call upon the Council to commission an independent air study analysing the likely impact of CCWEL road layout changes on Roseburn Terrace pollution.
Disturbing new research from a recently retired local - Petitions (Invalid)
Petition details
We local traders and residents of Roseburn Terrace call upon the Council to commission an independent air study analysing the likely impact of CCWEL road layout changes on Roseburn Terrace pollution.
Disturbing new research from a recently retired local SEPA air pollution expert shows a likely risk to public health by the CCWEL. When at SEPA, he had pointed out to CEC the absence of an air pollution impact study.
His work indicates that the canyoning effect is exacerbated by prevailing wing conditions, leading to NO2 pollution levels at least 34% higher on the south side of the Terrace. Stationary cars act to dilute NO2 but with the proposed removal of 34m of parking, the fumes from traffic 3m closer to shopfronts will push pollution levels well above legal limits. Asthma, coronary heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and COPD are all known to be caused by high NO2 levels.
In summary, the proposed changes to the road layout will increase pollution to dangerous levels on the south side of Roseburn Terrace.
Roseburn is part of the City Centre Air Quality Management Area, therefore atmospheric pollution is already exceeding standards that have been put-in-place to protect human health. The impact of the proposed changes on human health should have been assessed by a suitably qualified expert using an approved dispersion modelling tool – such as ADMS-Roads. The findings of this assessment should be made public.
Our FOI request asks why air monitoring ceased on the south side in 2009- see www.tinyurl.com/roseburnair
Petition status
Invalid in terms of 2.2 of our petitions criteria as it contains false or defamatory statements.
