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London Sprays Roads In Bid To Reduce Pollution [1]

London began spraying its roads with a dust suppressant on Friday to tackle its high air pollution levels.

The capital is close to breaching European Union legal limits for particulate matter (PM10), a pollutant produced mainly by engine emissions along with tire and brake wear.

London Mayor Boris Johnson hopes a six-month trial of the dust suppressant, designed to stop vehicle emissions re-

Publication Date: 
15/11/2010
Avril Ormsby [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
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London [4], Air Pollution [5], European Union (EU) [6]

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