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Air pollution exposure in cities

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Published 29 Jun 2016 Last modified 23 Nov 2020

Topics: Air pollution Environment and health Sustainability transitions

Many Europeans are exposed to harmful levels of air pollution. Up to 30 % of Europeans living in cities are exposed to air pollutant levels exceeding EU air quality standards. And around 98 % of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of air pollutants deemed damaging to health by the World Health Organization’s more stringent guidelines.

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