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Article: BRUM ON RED ALERT FOR AIR POLLUTION; City is a hotspot of smog.(News)
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- Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
- Article date:
- June 5, 2005
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Byline: BY FIONNUALA BOURKE
BIRMINGHAM has been named the worst air pollution hotspot in the UK.
The city has the highest levels of PM10 fine particles - the biggest single killer in polluted air - which are mainly derived from vehicle exhausts.
The pollution can cause respiratory disease and asthma attacks, and has claimed up to 8,000 lives each year across the nation.
Latest figures from the National Environmental Technology Centre (NETCEN) reveal that Birmingham has higher PM10 levels than even ...