London’s toxic air led to over 1,700 asthma hospitalisations in two years
New analysis from Imperial College London shows that poor air quality in London led to over 1,700 hospital admissions for asthma and serious lung conditions between 2017 and 2019.
Europe’s urban population exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution
96% of Europe’s urban population was exposed to fine particulate matter above the health-based guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the latest annual European Environment Agency (EEA) air quality assessment.