Latest statistics show the concentration of nitrogen dioxide
in the air in St John's Road in Edinburgh has the worse air quality in Scotland
due to traffic congestion and is now
almost double the legal limit.
Average nitrogen dioxide levels for the first half of 2015
rose from an average 59 micrograms per cubic metre to 72, compared with the
legal limit of 40. NO2 levels have exceeded 200 micrograms on 35 occasions this
year. The "safety standard" allows the N02 levels to go over the
limit only 16 times a year.
Friends of the Earth said the figures were
"appalling" and they reinforced the case for refusing plans for a new
supermarket in the street.
Thousands of Scottish people are dying prematurely because
of poor air quality.
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