Taxi drivers face high levels of black carbon exposure

Taxi drivers, delivery workers, and emergency responders are exposed to high levels of traffic emissions on a daily basis.  While studies have investigated the health risks of traffic pollution exposure, it is less clear how professional drivers are affected and what measures can be taken to guard against the health risks of the job.  Researchers from King’s College London and Queen Mary University in London set out to answer these questions in a new study.  “We believe there are around a million people working in jobs like these …