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Air Pollution Worse On One Side Of The Street

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 8:38 PM EDT

Article Source: Science Daily

science, odd, research, traffic, pollution, air-quality, one-side-of-the-street

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Pedestrians could reduce the amount of traffic pollution they breathe in simply by crossing the street, according to the latest research from the University of Leeds.

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The findings showed that pollution hotspots tend to accumulate on the leeward side of the street, (the sheltered side) in relation to the wind's direction at roof-top level.

They also revealed that that carbon monoxide levels were up to four times lower in parallel side streets compared to the main road.

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