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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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The new maps raise awareness about local releases of air pollutants, and allow citizens to zoom in on their own neighborhood. The spatial distribution maps reveal, for example, large hotspots for emissions of ammonia (NH 3 ) from agriculture in the Po Valley in Italy, in Brittany in France, and the Benelux countries.

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