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Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:41 AM Oct 2013

Air pollution 'still harming Europeans' health'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24493530

Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens' health and the environment, latest figures show.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) listed tiny airborne particles and ozone as posing a "significant threat".

However, the authors said nations had significantly cut emissions of a number of pollutants, including sulphur dioxide, lead and carbon monoxide.

In a separate study, research identified a link between low birth-weight and exposure to air pollution.
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