SCOTLAND has failed to meet European targets to curb air pollution, with fumes from road traffic exceeding safe levels in a number of cities, a report by a leading environmental charity has found.
Provisional roadside monitoring data for 2011 shows levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution in parts of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth are all in breach of European Union targets designed to safeguard human health.
The WWF charity called the findings "totally unacceptable" and urged the Scottish Government to take action to improve air quality "rather than simply seek an extension from Europe to delay meeting air quality targets".
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