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Tag Archives: Europe
Air pollution deaths are double previous estimates, finds research
Researchers say dirty air is killing 800,000 people a year in Europe, and urge the phasing out of fossil fuel burning The number of early deaths caused by air pollution is double previous estimates, according to research, meaning toxic air … Continue reading
Air pollution knocks almost one year off the average European’s life: WHO
Nine out of ten people worldwide breathe polluted air daily, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). That means 91% of the world’s population are living in places where air quality exceeds guideline limits. Air pollution is thought to directly … Continue reading
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February 20, 2019
Tagged Air Pollution, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bucharest, Bulgaria, EU, Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA), Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, London, Macedonia, Milan, Naples, PM - Particulate Matter, PM10, Poland, Pszczyna, Romania, Rome, Skopje, Tetovo, Turin, Tuzla, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO), Zywiec
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Will Germany’s diesel bans just push its pollution problem to Poland?
Rich countries are exporting their air pollution problems to poorer states in central and eastern Europe, new figures show. More than 350,000 ‘dirty diesel’ vehicles were exported to Poland last year, according to data from NGO Transport & Environment. Another … Continue reading
Air pollution is ‘biggest environmental health risk’ in Europe
Governments are failing to tackle the crisis that causes 1,000 early deaths a day, says damning EU report Air pollution is now “the biggest environmental risk” to public health in Europe but governments are failing to adequately deal with the crisis, … Continue reading
Air pollution linked to nearly 400,000 premature deaths
Bulgaria and Poland have the highest levels of premature deaths attributed to particulate pollution. Air quality in Europe is improving, but pollution is still killing a lot of people. Fine particulate matter pollution caused 399,000 premature deaths in EU countries … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, diesel exhaust fumes, Estonia, EU - European Union, Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA), Finland, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Latvia, Lithuania, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM - Particulate Matter, Poland, Sweden, vehicle emissions, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Human activity has polluted European air for 2,000 years
A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have polluted the environment for thousands of years, challenging the widespread belief that environmental pollution began … Continue reading
Thousands of pollution deaths worldwide linked to western consumers – study
Study shows extent to which US and western European demand for clothes, toys and mobile phones contributes to air pollution in developing countries Western consumers who buy cheap imported toys, clothes and mobile phones are indirectly contributing to tens of … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, PM2.5, Research, USA
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Diesel cars are 10 times more toxic than trucks and buses, data shows
Stricter EU emissions testing for large vehicles means modern diesel cars produce 10 times more NOx per litre of fuel Modern diesel cars produce 10 times more toxic air pollution than heavy trucks and buses, new European data has revealed. … Continue reading
