Rohit Chakraborty
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10-03-2010 02:28:48
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Rohit Chakraborty BBC Yorkshire Sheffield Uni News and Views AirRated Grantham Centre Civil and Structural Engineering at Sheffield @Jwheydon I see the stove industry keep pushing the misinformation that If you use seasoned wood there is no problem. They never mention the fact there is no safe limit of PM2.5 exposure & even an Eco stove burning perfectly seasoned wood is still 400x more polluting than a gas boiler.š·
Our recent Freedom of Information requests reveal: Sheffield City Council is the only local authority in the country to prosecute someone for smoke nuisance ā but 467 complaints wentĀ unanswered. More action needed! #CleanAirNight #Sheffield šNow Then Magazine Sam Gregory | bsky.app/profile/sammgreg.bsky nowthenmagazine.com/articles/new-sā¦
Lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle matter (PM2.5) in the UK. #WoodBurning Harms Your #Health #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #CleanAirNight cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-night Cartoon from amazing Clean Air in London Andy Davey
You may have seen the information about #CleanAirNight in the UK, which is being led by Global Action Plan. Check out the Cork City Council Clean Air Night and their burning pledges too.
Exposure to household air pollution from polluting domestic fuel (solid fuel and kerosene) represents a substantial global public health burden and there is an urgent need for rapid transition to clean domestic fuels. ā¦The Lancetā© ā¦World Health Organization (WHO)ā© ā¦ thelancet.com/journals/lanreā¦
Ventilation regulations and occupant practices: undetectable pollution and invisible extraction š¢My latest journal article! Just published with Michelle Shipworth šļø and Cliff Elwell in B&C Editors šdoi.org/10.5334/bc.389 UCL Energy Institute LoLo Centre
Evidence of the impacts of #AirPollution on brain health have been rapidly coming forward over the last eight to ten years. Here's another study on #AirPollution from traffic and dementia. Reported by Damien Gayle. theguardian.com/environment/20ā¦
"Between 9,000 & 10,500 steps a day cut risk of early death by 39% & risk of a heart attack or stroke by over a fifth." We need to redesign our cities so walking (& cycling too) is the easiest way to travel. Piece by Tobi Thomas Study on UKBIOBANK UKBIOBANK theguardian.com/society/2024/mā¦
What a fascinating talk on #Sheffieldās Clean Air Zone. Thank you to everyone who joined Festival of Debate 2025 Thank you to our chair @MValmartin, speakers Olivia Blake MP Clean Air Sheffield Rohit Chakraborty & Dr James Weber and to Grantham Scholars Liang @alanabarlow15 for organising š
Great debate on #Sheffieldās Clean Air Zone. Thank you to everyone who joined Festival of Debate 2025 and Grantham Centre scholars for organizing it. And many thanks to our speakers Olivia Blake MP, Rohit Chakraborty, GT ššš from Clean Air Sheffield & Dr James Weber (James Weber of Uni of Reading)
The hidden lifelong legacy of childhood #AirPollution exposure. New research shows that the damage from air pollution breathed as children may only manifest in adult life. My latest piece for The Guardian. theguardian.com/environment/arā¦
For wood stoves & fireplaces, UK government advice focuses on "burn better" rather than not burning at all. But 200,000 new stoves were sold in 2022. For my latest The Guardian piece I talked to researchers who tested a different approach in Sheffield. theguardian.com/environment/20ā¦
Proud to have contributed to this study during my PhD with @Jwheydon Grantham Centre, co-designing a voluntary burn alert system trialled in Sheffield. It showed real potential to reduce wood & coal burning. Thank you Gary Fuller for covering theguardian.com/environment/20ā¦ #AirPollution
Was great to be involved in this research with @Jwheydon and Rohit Chakraborty