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Are vehicle exhaust fumes damaging our health?

Scientists from the University of York have been out and about on the streets of York and London to measure vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions. In the UK, air pollution is linked to around 40 000 early deaths per year, so it is important to find out how toxic exhaust fumes are

Naomi Farren

FEAT apparatus on Putney Hill, London

This article links to the following topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA, SQA and IB Diploma exam specifications:

• petroleum and alkanes

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