Over 1,700 locations in breach of NO2 limit

AIR QUALITY

NO2: widespread breaches

NO2: widespread breaches

Almost 1,800 air quality monitoring sites across the UK  breach the EU annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of 40 μg/m3, according to analysis by environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth.

FoE found 1,758 breaches in the most recent local authority annual air quality status reports submitted to Government.   

The ten worst locations were: 

1. Earls Court Station, Kensington & Chelsea, London – 129.5 μg/m3

2. Junction North Circular...

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