Many cities have questionable air quality, but London is one of those places where you can sometimes see the air – and that’s not going to be a good thing for the athletes in the upcoming Olympic Games. This isn’t the old London fog that is a problem, but rather the pollution.
Researchers at the University of Leicester have now released details on what could be the first of its kind instrument to measure and monitor the nitrogen dioxide emissions in a 360 degrees panorama. This technology, known as CityScan can monitor the impact of increased traffic on pollution levels. The irony it seems is that pollution will increase because of the games and that won’t be good for those competing.
At least the athletes can get a sense of how bad things are and hopefully prepare for it.