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Article: Paving Stones Reduce Pollution
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 4, 2000
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London's Westminster Council announced Wednesday that it is
reinforcing its determination to combat air pollution by testing a
new paving block on streets.
The pollution-eating paving stones, pioneered by Mitsubishi
Materials Corporation, may be the revolutionary new step to
improving air quality in London, the council said.
Targeted at pollution caused by car exhaust fumes, the titanium
dioxide-containing paving blocks use sunlight to absorb nitrogen
oxides in the atmosphere and converts them into harmless nitrogen
and oxygen.
Tests ...