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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. dropped by 28% per year after 2010 and black carbon decreased by 11% per year, which the authors attribute to the success of traffic exhaust abatement technologies such as particle filters on newer diesel vehicles.

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