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Air pollution still harming health across Europe

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Press Release Published 09 Oct 2013 Last modified 08 Jan 2019

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Around 90 % of city dwellers in the European Union (EU) are exposed to one of the most damaging air pollutants at levels deemed harmful to health by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This result comes from the latest assessment of air quality in Europe, published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).