London Has Already Reached Its Air Pollution Limit For 2018

London has now reached its annual air pollution limit less than a month into the new year.European Union rules - and UK law - state that monitoring stations are allowed to exceed hourly limits of 200 micrograms of NO2 [nitrogen dioxide] per cubic metre of air just 18 times in a year.Today, Brixton Road in Lambeth recorded its 18th breach marking the official limit for the entire year.This is actually a significant improvement on previous years. Last year London broke the limit for the year