Article 5GW1E Lower UK air pollution limits to prevent deaths, says coroner

Lower UK air pollution limits to prevent deaths, says coroner

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Sandra Laville
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Report following 2013 death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, 9, calls for Britain to follow WHO recommendations

Legally binding maximum levels of particulate air pollution should be lowered in the UK to be in line with World Health Organization limits, a coroner has said.

UK levels for two particularly harmful kinds of pollution are currently twice as high as the WHO recommends.

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