UK began to clear the air using public transport
The UK's leading bus operator, Go-Ahead, launched the Bluestar model of buses, which not only carry passengers, but also clean the air.
A barrier filter built by Pall Aerospace, a manufacturer of filtration systems for aircraft and ships, is built into the roof of Bluestar. The filter will pick up particles of dust and soot while the bus is moving, cleaning the air above it.
The developers note that the presence of the filter does not affect the comfort of transport or the health of passengers.
According to the head of Go-Ahead, David Brown, mono-task technologies are long gone:
“With the launch of Bluestar, we want to show that buses can be used not only as public transport, but also as a solution to the problem of polluted air.
So far, the modified Bluestar runs only through the streets of Southampton, one of the most polluted cities in the UK, according to a WHO report. But gradually it is planned to equip with filters all the “Go-Ahead” buses. Given that the company also provides bus transportation in Singapore and Dublin, the Bluestar project will make an enormous contribution to the cause of purifying the atmosphere.
