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Budapest ranks among the worst in the EU in air pollution
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The Hungarian capital Budapest ranks among the worst for important indicators for air pollution in the EU. The nitrogen dioxide pollution last year exceeded the annual limit value before May.
Budapest is one of the worst polluted capital in the EU with nitrogen dioxide. Among the 28 surveyed European capital, Budapest scored the 6th worst pollution records, portfolio.hu reports.
A survey was made by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and published on the 16 February, two days after the European Parliament voted to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel CO2-emitting cars as of 2035.
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Media headlines regarding air pollution often concentrate on CO2 emissions. However, according to the study, EU and UK air quality standards for concentrations of NO2 are far higher than the WHO guideline values.
Budapest scored the 6th worst result among the analysed capitals in Europe in nitrogen dioxide overshoot days. This means that NO2 pollution in Budapest reached the annual target set by the WHO by 25 April last year.