Futures and Technology Scan

Getting sticky with pollution: London’s clean up By Charlie Osborne | January 12, 2012, 4:43 AM PST London is experimenting with a new, novel approach to tackle the issue of air pollution in ‘The Big Smoke’. As London is approaching dangerous ground in... More

Getting sticky with pollution: London’s clean up By Charlie Osborne | January 12, 2012, 4:43 AM PST London is experimenting with a new, novel approach to tackle the issue of air pollution in ‘The Big Smoke’. As London is approaching dangerous ground in terms of breaching European Union legal limits for PM10 pollutants within several central locations, the Mayor has been pressurized to introduce both long and short-term solutions to tackle the concerns of air pollution to avoid heavy fines. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said: “We have scoured the globe to find new ways to tackle pollution and found this wonderful contraption that tackles air quality head on, sticking particles to the roads’ surface and preventing their dastardly escape back into the air we breathe. ” The mayor views the dust suppressant as one of many short-term methods designed to clean London’s air — possibly viewed as more of a priority issue due to the Olympics later this year. Roads are also scheduled to be Less