Dublin air pollution breaching EU limits, EPA warns

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The EPA has identified the worst-hit areas in the capital

The EPA is already working with local authorities and the Government on what may be needed including modelling options to see what specific actions might achieve in reducing NO2, said EPA programme manager Dr Ciara McMahon.

Previous EPA reports flagged NO2 as being “potentially problematic”, with levels approaching the EU limit value in urban areas. “This report presents new evidence from dispersion modelling and monitoring using NO2 measurement tubes which indicate that NO2 may exceed the annual EU limit value.”

 

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Not just diesel cars producing nitrogen dioxide even while cooking or just lighten up candles or in the fireplace at home. We need a much broader view of our evil lifestyle.

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