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Uppsala in Sweden has Europe’s cleanest city air

The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) have this week updated their European city air quality statistics, revealing that Uppsala in Sweden enjoys the cleanest city air in Europe, based on average concentration levels of PM2.5 over the past two calendar years.

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Planting trees can have immediate health benefits
New research has found that a concerted tree and shrub planting campaign can have a
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Possible report positive results from Going Car Free in June
Campaign group Possible invited people to spend June trying alternatives to the car for getting
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Air pollution stripes: making the invisible visible
A coalition comprising the University of Leeds, the University of Edinburgh, North Carolina State University
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Challenge Prize launched to examine construction and freight emissions
Following the success of last year’s Breathable Cities, Growth Studio have announced they will be
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Ambulance service lead anti-idling campaign at hospital
An NHS Foundation Trust has signed a commitment with the Ambulance Service to ask ambulance
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Air pollution affects our mood differently
A team from Stamford University have investigated the degree to which air quality can affect
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Consider postponing surgery during wildfire episodes
If it seems like a growing global crisis, that’s because it is. Over the last
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Mums stencil air quality warnings on the streets of Manchester

Manchester Mums for Lungs have taken to the streets in response to new data that shows how much of the city suffers from illegal levels of NO2.

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Inequalities in air pollution exposure in Glasgow
A new report has highlighted the extent to which minority groups in Glasgow suffer the
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New review highlights air pollution’s effect on children’s brains
A review of 40 peer-reviewed studies  highlights the effect of air pollution on children’s brains.
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Huge soil survey shows impact of pollution across 40 years
Scientists from the British Geological Survey have spent 40 years collecting around 58,000 topsoil samples
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How air pollution impacts on the brain’s white matter
Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) have found that exposure to air
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Campaigners highlight Manchester’s lack of green spaces
From 11am today campaigners have taken over a car park in the centre of Manchester
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Birmingham’s Clean Air Fellows publish first paper
Just over two years ago, we reported that the University of Birmingham had appointed three
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Paediatricians take aim at wood burners
Paediatricians at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have published an updated
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
Ambitious global climate action could prevent up to 1.32 million premature deaths each year by
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
Long-term exposure to air pollution may do more than damage the lungs and heart –
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
Electronic cigarettes may not produce smoke but new research suggests the vapour they release could
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
A new study  has revealed that pesticide residues are present in 70% of European soils,
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
A citizen science project with schoolchildren on the Isle of Anglesey has revealed that for
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
A new study has found that a combination of early-life exposures – specifically indoor dampness,
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
The degree to which disadvantaged communities in California suffer poor air quality compared to their
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
For much of the 20th century, Europeans and Americans have been surrounded by lead. Our
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