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Many factors contribute to air pollution concentration levels

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Published 04 Dec 2013 Last modified 23 Nov 2020

Emission levels are not the only factor that determines concentrations of air pollutants. Factors like the weather, chemical transformations in the air, and transport of pollutants from outside Europe all play a role. This means that a reduction in emissions of a pollutant do not always translate to an equivalent reduction in concentrations of that pollutant.

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