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New areas of air pollution found down length of A25

NEW pockets of poor air quality have been identified in the Sevenoaks district. Sevenoaks previously had a total of 11 Air Quality Management Areas AQMAs, but harmful levels of pollution were recently found in Brasted. As a result, the entire … Continue reading

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Wales: Concern at levels of air pollution

AIR pollution levels in parts of Llandeilo are almost twice EU guidance levels. A report drawn up by Carmarthenshire Council says a bypass is desperately needed to divert traffic away from the town. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are so … Continue reading

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Madrid air pollution reaches alarming levels

You don’t have to step into the street for Madrid’s roads to pose a hazard to your health: air pollution from cars in the city might just knock you over. Scientists are finding links between the gases and disease. Pollution … Continue reading

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Recirculated air pollution descends on Derry

High levels of air pollution have been recorded in Derry. The Department of Environment say it is currently monitoring high levels of particulate matter in the city – as well as in Belfast, Newry, Lisburn and Armagh. “The pollution is … Continue reading

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Lyndhurst air pollution breaks safety limit

IT IS an idyllic Hampshire haven spanning hundreds of square miles. But parts of the New Forest have exceeded European limits for levels of lethal nitrogen dioxide. The stark figures were revealed in the latest report on air pollution from … Continue reading

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‘Councils must unite to tackle air pollution’

OXFORDSHIRE’S local authorities should work together more to help tackle the city’s unique air pollution problems, it has been claimed. It has emerged that Oxford has consistently failed to meet its target for reducing nitrogen dioxide, which is caused by … Continue reading

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Two Major Air Pollutants Increase in China

In the first three months of this year, levels of two major air pollutants increased by almost 30 percent here in the Chinese capital, over the same period in 2012, according to a report on Wednesday by a Chinese news … Continue reading

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UK could face EU fines for “massaging” London’s pollution data

European Commission also preparing to sue UK over NO2 as part of air quality crackdown The European Commission is considering fresh legal action over the UK’s pollution problem following allegations London officials “massaged” air quality data last year in order … Continue reading

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