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UK air pollution levels fall, but critics warn legal standards still being breached

UK air pollution levels fall, but critics warn legal standards still being breached
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  • 19 February 2018
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Although still above legal limits set by the EU, total emissions of harmful pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide are down in cities across England

Emissions of a number of harmful airbourne pollutants dropped across the UK between 2015 and 2016, according to Defra data released late last week that suggests tighter restrictions on tailpipe emissions...

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