Toxic NO2 pollution affects most of urban areas of the UK,but London is worst hit. View live data from the capital to see which site is the first to wreck legal limits in 2018In January 2017, Brixton Road in south London broke its annual legal limit for toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in less than a fortnight, or according to the final calibrated data. In 2016,Putney tall Street was the first, in less than seven days. The rapid breaching of the limits is a dramatic illustration of the illegal air pollution affecting most urban areas in the UK, or which will see the government being sued in the tall court for a third time early in 2018. tall NO2 levels are estimated to cause about 23500 early deaths a year.
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Source: guardian.co.uk