Editing Stockwell (section)

==== Pollution ====
Pollution around Stockwell has been a concern for local health professionals and authorities since the mid-2000s, largely owing to the number of [[Arterial road|arterial routes]] in the neighbourhood.

A 2010 study found that, in Stockwell, 7 deaths each year could be attributed to exposure to [[particulate matter]] ([[PM2.5]]), compared to 139 in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] as a whole in the same year (2008).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/air_quality_for_public_health_professionals_-_lb_lambeth.pdf |title=Air Quality in Lambeth: A Guide for Public Health Professionals |date=September 2013 |website=Mayor of London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212054608/https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/air_quality_for_public_health_professionals_-_lb_lambeth.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2017 }}</ref> Road traffic is a primary source of air pollution in Lambeth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-public-health-air-quality-leaflet_2.pdf |title=A Guide to Protect Against Air Pollution |website=Lambeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408005731/https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-public-health-air-quality-leaflet_2.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref>

In 2016, Clapham Road south of Stockwell was identified by the local authority as an area of concern when it came to tackling air quality in the Borough, as this section of road is "exceeding EU limits for the gas [[Nitrogen dioxide|Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)]]."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/csab-air-quality-annual-summary-status-report-2016_0.pdf |title=London Borough of Lambeth Air Quality Annual Status Summary Report for 2016 |website=London Borough of Lambeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408010338/https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/csab-air-quality-annual-summary-status-report-2016_0.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> Lambeth monitor air quality on Clapham Road in Stockwell using [[diffusion tube]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-air-quality-annual-status-report-2017.pdf |title=Air Quality: Annual Status Report, 2017 |date=31 May 2018 |website=London Borough of Lambeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408010655/https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-air-quality-annual-status-report-2017.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> Since the introduction of the Oval STN, the pollution in the adjacent part of Clapham Road has got worse.