Category Archives: Europe

Glasgow most polluted city in the UK as Friends of the Earth Scotland warn on health risks of faulty monitoring equipment

GLASGOW was the most polluted city in the UK over the weekend. Hope Street recorded “very high” levels of pollution on Saturday and Sunday. And after it emerged that monitoring equipment was malfunctioning, Friends of the Earth Scotland warned that … Continue reading

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Smog sparks fears over soaring air pollution levels in Kent

Green Party members in Maidstone are demanding steps be taken to tackle a worrying rise in air pollution – which reached a peak last week with smog descending across parts of the county. Levels of air pollution soared last Thursday, … Continue reading

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Several Finnish cities hit by high pollution levels

The drier weather replacing last Saturday’s snow and sleet has brought with it air quality problems that typically blight Finnish cities every spring. In Leppävaara in Espoo, the air quality was poor on Monday morning because of high concentration of … Continue reading

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Strawberry plants measure air quality

In Antwerp, researchers of the AIRbezen project are using strawberry plants to measure the amount of fine dust in the city. It’s the first time this kind of bio-monitoring has been applied on such a large scale. The initiative is … Continue reading

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Paris restricts car use after pollution hits high

Alternative driving days are being introduced in the French capital, Paris, in an attempt to tackle dangerous levels of air pollution. From Monday, drivers will only be able to use their vehicles every other day. This is only the second … Continue reading

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A warning to all Parisians: Breathing can damage your health – and could possibly kill you

Avoid going outdoors in the early morning if you’re in Paris. Avoid going out in the late afternoon. If you are over 65, or under five, you should stay indoors. Do not drive. If you have to drive, drive slowly. … Continue reading

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Paris makes its bike share free to cut down on air pollution

The bad news: Air pollution in northern France has been at a dangerous high for three days running now, with nearly a third of the country’s 22 regions on maximum alert. Concentrations of PM2.5 Thursday in Paris reached 100mg/m3 — … Continue reading

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Swathes of France on alert over air pollution

Nearly a third of the 22 regions in mainland France on Wednesday were on a maximum pollution alert including a swathe of the country’s north, centre-east and the Paris region. The prevalance of particles with a diameter of less than … Continue reading

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