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Aberdeen’s Market Street first in Scotland to break air pollution laws

Air quality monitoring data has revealed that the Aberdeen thoroughfare has become the first street in Scotland to smash through legal limits for air pollution in 2014. Each day, automatic monitors check the air for tiny dust particles that are … Continue reading

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Scotland’s ‘most polluted streets’ identified

Friends of the Earth Scotland has published league tables which they claimed identify Scotland’s most polluted streets last year. Hope Street in central Glasgow is named as the area with the most serious nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution problem in the … Continue reading

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Scotland’s most polluted streets revealed

Parts of Scotland are failing to meet targets on air pollution, according to figures highlighted by an environmental campaign group. Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoES) has drawn up a list of the most polluted streets in the country. It … Continue reading

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Free service available to alert Aberdeen residents when air quality is poor

Aberdeen City Council is promoting a national initiative which alerts when air quality could pose a risk to individuals with heart conditions or breathing problems. Those who sign up to the free service will receive a text message or e-mail … Continue reading

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