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KCL study finds London air pollution from traffic improving, but continues to exceed limits in many parts of city

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Overall, there was a decrease in total traffic between 2005 and 2014, mainly explained by the reduction in cars and taxis. Fitting new exhaust clean-up technology to older buses helped to curb nitrogen dioxide along some of London’s roads. However, despite the reduced traffic, levels of roadside pollutants did not decrease accordingly.

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