Four in 10 UK councils exceed air pollution limits, figures show

Ministers reveal 169 local authorities breached annual legal limits on nitrogen oxide, linked to lung disease, last yearFour in 10 of Britain’s local authorities breached legal air quality limits last year, largely due to heavy road traffic, government records reveal.Ministers have admitted that 169 local authorities were found to have gone over annual limits on nitrogen dioxide. It is an invisible gas produced predominantly by road traffic, and is linked to lung disease and cardiovascular