Research and analysis

Particulate air pollution on London Underground: health effects

COMEAP statement on the evidence of health effects on the travelling public from exposure to particulate matter in the London Underground.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 9 January 2019

Documents

Statement on the evidence for health effects in the travelling public associated with exposure to particulate matter in the London Underground

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COMEAP working paper 1: literature searches

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COMEAP working paper 2: viewpoint on the characterisation of airborne particulate matter in the London Underground

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COMEAP working paper 3: results of London Underground workers exposure to respirable dust (2005 to 2017)

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COMEAP working paper 4: viewpoint on the mechanistic evidence for health effects of particulate matter in the London Underground

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COMEAP working paper 5: exploratory assessment - personal exposure to fine particulate matter while commuting on the London Underground

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COMEAP working paper 6: viewpoint on the comparison of published health-based exposure limits (occupational and population) with PM concentrations in the London Underground

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Details

This statement by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) updates earlier advice (Dust on the London Underground - December 1998) on the evidence for health effects in the travelling public associated with exposure to particulate air pollution in the London Underground.

Published 9 January 2019