Air Pollution

5 ways new monitoring technologies can help cities combat air pollution

The City of London on a smoggy morning. Image: Reuters/Kieran Doherty

Elizabeth Fonseca
Senior Manager, Air Quality, Environmental Defense Fund Europe
Matt Whitney
Portfolio Manager, Clean Air Fund
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The use of low-cost monitoring equipment allowed Breathe London to compile more localized pollution data
The use of low-cost monitoring equipment allowed Breathe London to compile more localized pollution data Image: Breathe London

NO2 levels outside a London school by hour
NO2 levels outside a London school by hour Image: Breathe London

NO2 levels outside a London bus garage
NO2 levels outside a London bus garage Image: Breathe London

The impact on London pollution of the first COVID-19 lockdown
The impact on London pollution of the first COVID-19 lockdown Image: Breathe London

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