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Air pollutant emission limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States

News Published 22 Feb 2012 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Twelve Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts.