Bray Air Pollution

Cerco

According to WHO, Bray has the one of the worst air pollution problems in the country.

Linkhttp://http://www.wicklownews.net/2016/05/bray-one-of-the-worst-towns-in-ireland-for-air-pollution-according-to-latest-world-health-organisation-data/
Hard to believe except for areas around the Dart station where buses sit with engines idling. Last week one of Finnegan's buses was there sitting for about 20 mins spewing out emissions staining the road and polluting the air. Surely this is unnecessary as well as wasteful.
Dublin bus also contribute as well as the occasional train.

Annasopra

I find that hard to believe given that Bray air is quite clean compared to before smoky coal was banned.

Wally Runs

Well, today it is fine http://www.epa.ie/air/quality/data/by/

I cannot find the original report, which should identify the time and length of the exceeded. Given the monitoring station is off the Boghall Road, where the use of soil fuel for heating is significant during the winter months, I am not surprised.

It should also be noted that the increase in wood burning stoves is leading to rise in PM 2.5 and 10 across many urban areas. Not all stoves are Defra approved or national equivalent for reduced smoke and particles. https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php

The smoky coal ban up until very recently (2012) was against the sale in certain areas, not the burning of the fuel. So you could buy it from outside the area. The ban on burning is not enforced!