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An investigation of interventions for the reduction of traffic-related air pollution at schools in England (2023)
Thesis
Brown, L. An investigation of interventions for the reduction of traffic-related air pollution at schools in England. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10194429

Children are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of air pollution exposure due to their developing lungs and their greater respiratory rate than adults. The school commute presents a period of particular threat because children are expose... Read More about An investigation of interventions for the reduction of traffic-related air pollution at schools in England.

Traffic-related air pollution reduction at UK schools during the Covid-19 lockdown (2021)
Journal Article
Brown, L., Barnes, J., & Hayes, E. (2021). Traffic-related air pollution reduction at UK schools during the Covid-19 lockdown. Science of the Total Environment, 780, 146651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146651

Elevated urban Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is a consequence of road traffic and other fossil-fuel combustion sources, and the road transport sector provides a significant contribution to UK NO2 emissions. The inhalation of traffic-related air pollution, i... Read More about Traffic-related air pollution reduction at UK schools during the Covid-19 lockdown.