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LONDON, United Kingdom — In a bid to cut air pollution, the City of London began spraying a "dust suppressant" today that acts as an adhesive to paste particulate matter to the streets instead of re-circulating in the air.
Transport for London will spray the suppressant at two traffic-heavy spots over the next six months during the pilot phase. The city hopes the move will curb concentrations of particulate matter by 10 percent to 20 percent, similar to results from other pilot tests in Europe, including Sweden, Norway, Austria, Italy and Germany.
"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," London Mayor Boris Johnson said in a statement Friday. "We expect this new measure to have an immediate impact on air quality in the most polluted areas of central London."
The city is close to exceeding European Union limits for particulate matter, which is generated largely by vehicle engines, tires and brakes but complicates the respiratory systems of children and seniors.
If the pilot test results are favorable, other parts of London could begin spraying the dust suppressant, which is comprised of a biodegradable saline solution called Calcium Magnesium Acetate. It is to be used in small amounts, several times a week between midnight and 6 a.m., following a street sweeping and jet wash.
The pilot test is meant to complement other city measures to improve air quality, including Low Emission Zone standards and boosting the number of hybrid buses.
Results of the £300,000 (US $485,070) program will be released next autumn.
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simple don't use petroleum in
simple don't use petroleum in vehicles. oh wait....we all know where this scam is going. from chem trails to spraying the streets and people wonder why cancer and altimeters is more and more common.
Will we be able to find out
Will we be able to find out what is in this spray?
I do not trust Boris or the powers that be to do something that is good for us.
Remember the mainstream media shouting out the benefits of the swine flu jab, and later to back track when a huge majority of people realised that it was complete poison and refused to have it.
Lets all get together and find out what these goverment retards are putting in the spray.
Hmmm....spraying chemicals on
Hmmm....spraying chemicals on the streets doesn't sound like a good idea. What about the people? The children...the babies? Has enough testing been done with this so called "Pollution Paste"?
From the article: "...but complicates the respiratory systems of children and seniors" Yeah..that sounds like it'll work well over time. Harming the people to control the population as intended! First the chemtrails from planes, now this.
You're reading it wrong. The
You're reading it wrong. The particulate matter in the air is what complicates the respiratory systems of children and seniors. This suppressant is designed to get that matter out of the air and onto the street. And its definitely safe. Calcium Magnesium Acetate is just sidewalk salt.