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Stronger measures needed to tackle harm from air pollution

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News Published 23 Nov 2016 Last modified 26 Apr 2018

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Photo: © Lilla Lakatos, My City/EEA

Air pollution has significant impacts on the health of Europeans, particularly in urban areas, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). While air quality is slowly improving, air pollution remains the single largest environmental health hazard in Europe, resulting in a lower quality of life due to illnesses and an estimated 467 000 premature deaths per year.

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EU urban population exposed to harmful levels of air pollutants in 2012 -2014	EU urban population exposed to harmful levels of air pollutants in 2012 -2014	171.1 KB	21 Nov 2016, 02:19 PM	Published