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Changing a child's route to school can halve exposure to air pollution

22 October 2019

A study of five London schools found a clear difference in exposure to levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide when children travelled via quieter roads

ULEZ: London is cleaning up its dirty air but what about other cities?

7 April 2019

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone, introduced this week, is targeting drivers of diesel cars in an effort to protect people's health. If it succeeds, the rest of the UK could do the same

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Changing a child's route to school can halve exposure to air pollution

ULEZ: London is cleaning up its dirty air but what about other cities?

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